This small to midsize university is nestled in the mountains of beautiful Flagstaff, Arizona. The…read morecampus is lovely and all of the students that work. The tours are extremely friendly, personable, and knowledgeable!. In addition to the great location, it's walking distance to the downtown area of Flagstaff, which is just delightful. Great shops, plentiful, coffee, shops, record, stores, bookstores, etc. It really has that small hometown feel. :)

Since the massive drop in enrollment (3k) for Fall 2026 and the 250+ person layoff (Summer 2026),…read morethe university is really struggling. It's not just philosophically; it's everything. Instead of laying off administrators, they've laid off actual boots-on-the-ground workers. The president just got a 20% raise. Two percent per year is standard, not 20. Overall, I think the university is hypocritical. Your experience, unfortunately, heavily depends upon your professor, major, supervisor, or manager. Experience is inconsistent across the the board. Their parking and transit is failing. Special events are unsupported. Maintenance and custodial staff are overworked and falling behind. Residence hall staff are overworked. Budgets are being slashed. Morale is really low. If you're a potential student, you'll need to do a lot of independent research to see if attending NAU is a good choice not just for your MAJOR but also OVERALL. Conditions are getting tough. Flagstaff is getting more expensive, ironically. God knows, DO NOT LIVE IN McCONNELL HALL. It's a mess! The electrical system, plumbing, WiFi, hot water, and smoke alarm system are all a cluster. It's also very noisy since they removed the carpeting. Further, the building layout is confusing, the lights obnoxious, and the colors are ugly. It's kind of depressing. So, if you're affected by your environment, I would live off campus rather than McConnell Hall.

We spent the summer in Flagstaff and my kids wanted to take vocal and drum lessons. Flagstaff…read moreSchool of Music has been amazing and really influenced our summer. Joe (drums) is "cool" and made my son feel like he was a pro right from the start. Danielle (voice) is so complimentary and really encouraging. If you or your child want to unlock your inside musician I recommend Flagstaff SoM! What a difference music makes!

The talent that exudes from this music school is remarkable. Our family happily drives an hour to…read moreFlagstaff from Sedona so my daughters can take guitar lessons with Terry Allen and vocal lessons with Joe Dingman. They have learned so much since they started at the school in January, and they are both eager to see their instructors each week. I haven't yet had the pleasure of hearing Terry play, but my daughter said he is one of the best musicians she has ever heard. It is wonderful to be at a school where my daughters receive such devoted attention. Thank you, Terry, Bonnie and Joe. Our family has had a great amount of music instruction over the years, and the Flagstaff School of Music is definitely one of the best.

Pretty nice school I was in six grade, the kids are very nice some teachers are good some are ok…read more Good school mean teachers, rules feel like preschoolers rules, band is fun but grading is bad got F because I turn on assignment 5 minutes late thanks for reading

Horrible interactions. Administration failed to reply to this email and concern…read more Vada Visockis, It has come to my attention that last week, during finals, my daughter was provided an option to remove a vanity license plate from my car or be suspended (picture of AZ sunset and letters DRRUSTFCKITS, because it spent 3 winters in Chicogo and every non aluminum item rusted). Vanity plates or tag lines are cognitively intended to convey playful intelligence. If they trigger a person, it is possible that they fail to comprehend the intent of playful intelligence. Your reaction strikes me as a demonstration of intelligence like that portrayed by the characters Lloyd and Harry, or Beavis and Butt-Head, or the cute yellow Minions when Mr. Ramsbottom said his own name and they laughed like pre-school children. ... You see, I have attended an NPA volleyball match, a basketball game, and a soccer game. I was aghast at the lyrics played over the speakers. Music to rally up and get the fans and students engaged and excited. Words that are racist and star with 'N' that I dare not even type blaring over NPA speakers..... But, my vanity plate is your trigger. Lyrics that clearly state a guy wants to bend a woman over and then follows again with words I dare not type but detailing licking and sticking, etc..... But my vanity plate is the trigger..... I can also reminisce about the published school dress code. Then I realize I need to keep my head down and look at the ground when on campus because the visual seems to be the role play of the songs played at sporting events. Maybe I have entered an establishment that requires I be 18 or 21 to enter. There are gluteal sulcus's on clear display and walking all over... but my vanity plate is your trigger. Curious, if you have the time and energy to demand the removal of my vanity plate, because you find the letters that are close to a vulgar word offensive, what would you do if I share some words that have a full foul word in them? Would we need to remove those from textbooks at NPA so as to not trigger those lacking playful intelligence? What if I ordered a cocktail? Was acting crass, asked Joe to cut the grass, played a brass instrument, studied Scunthorpe problems (has the word cunt in it....), went to an assembly, had an assist in basketball, was researching meltwater as a software package or water collected in lakes after snow melt. Let me help you with that one as well, it was the word twat in it. ....Maybe I went to the lake and caught some bass. What if I had a vanity plate that said, 'Nice Bass'? No bad words at all but the playful intelligence of many would tell you they are referring to a person's ass.....We could also study space and investigate Uranus, but lets not go there. My point here, while a little tongue and cheek if you will, is to make a point. I doubt you are tramp-ing on all these words or the 1st amendment across all of NPA. That is however an assumption..... and we know what that can mean. So, if you are too scared to enforce the dress code out of fear of offending or admitting you were looking at a students body, and not tramping on the 1st amendment, and not filtering music at NPA sponsored events, but you are demanding my daughter remove a vanity license plate..... I think you are a coward and a bully and acted as such toward a person who you felt would not retaliate. A person for whom you could make an example of that you suspected would simply oblige. The clear signs of harassment and a bias. Yes, the bully, the emblazoned bad person who should not hold a position of authority over others that are subject to behaviors of a bully that are often intended to be mean, belittling, or to demonstrate a power differential. Bully's have no place in our schools. I have CC'd the Superintendent and Principal. I am demanding a public apology from you to my daughter or your quiet resignation. Given the seriousness of this, and that its Memorial Day weekend I will allow you till 5 pm on Thursday May 30th to postulate and render your response and answer. A concerned parent and pillar of the community