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Northcentral University
10000 E. University Drive
Prescott Valley, AZ 86314
866-776-0331
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Northcentral University is an innovator in online higher education, offering regionally accredited bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees 100% online, no residencies required. Designed for adult learners, the Northcentral learning model brings a faculty of academically and professionally accomplished practitioners together with Learners in a program featuring individual degree plans and one-on-one faculty mentoring to foster an interlinked community of active self-learning. The result is a truly enriching academic experience where intellectual rigor is combined with a scheduling flexibility that allows Learners to apply their education in their professional environment even as they earn their degrees. Just as Northcentral students live and work in the real world — whether mid-career professionals, returning degree-completion students, or first-year undergraduates — they take relevant, real-world courses in a personalized curriculum. Northcentral offers over 30 career-relevant specializations through the schools of Business & Technology Management, Education, and Psychology. Outstanding institutional support includes a knowledgeable and helpful academic advising and technical staff. Dedicated dissertation support and the 24/7/365 Northcentral Library make the University a superb choice to earn advanced degrees. Strong academics, excellent faculty, the flexible approach and institutional infrastructure together with very competitive tuition rates earn Northcentral the accolades of its students.
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Outstanding program for HR managers, corporate trainers, and leaders of faculty development initiatives.


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