Choosing to immerse yourself in any of NCOAE’s courses may be one of the most powerful decisions you will ever make. While, you may be looking for outdoor adventure, experiential learning, medical training, or a combination of all three, what you’ll get is an entirely new outlook on yourself and your place in the world. The impact is astounding.
Hidden in the pristine Alaskan backcountry is a faraway adventure through the least visited National Park in the United States.
Develop essential wilderness knowledge and skills — while living and learning in Alaska’s wild, beautiful places.
Discover Alaska's remote, technical terrain, as you backpack through rugged wilderness on a 14-day adventure.
Discover the remote, technical terrain of Alaska’s soaring peaks, as you trek across rugged wilderness on a 14-day backpacking adventure for teens..
A 25-day Chile and Andes Mountain ski expedition designed to give you the skills needed to work professionally as an outdoor educator with international experience. And, it’s absolutely spectacular.
A 25-day Patagonia expedition designed to give you the skills needed to work professionally as an outdoor educator with international experience. And, it’s absolutely spectacular.
The peaks of Patagonia, the turquoise whitewater rivers, and the adventure of an entire semester with NCOAE in Chile – you may never want to leave.
Discover Patagonia’s breathtaking views – you’ll remember forever the 360-degree vistas and a remote high-altitude land as you backpack and paddle.
The Semester Himalaya with NCOAE is all about gaining the skills you need to give back.
If Outdoor Education interests you, consider our 25-day North Carolina course to help you decide whether a professional career in the outdoors is for you. We think it could be.
Discover all North Carolina has to offer, as you rock climb & backpack through the Pisgah National Forest on this 14-day adventure.
Discover North Carolina’s remote, technical terrain, as you backpack, climb, and mountaineer across rugged wilderness on a 14-day adventure.
A semester of adventure in our own backyard.
The wilderness is beneficial to all people during all chapters of their lives.
Armed with a bulging backpack full of outdoor and adventure education knowledge and skill – you’ll spend months in the wilderness, exploring mountains, rivers, and the mighty Pacific Ocean.
If exploring the remote Pacific Northwest while earning your Wilderness First Responder certificate sounds like the perfect adventure, the NCOAE Backpacking & Whitewater course is for you.
Discover Oregon’s remote, technical terrain, as you backpack, paddle, and raft across rugged wilderness on a 14-day adventure for teens!
Immerse yourself in a wonderland of densely forested hills, cool mountain streams, and cascading waterfalls.
Discover Oregon’s remote, technical terrain, as you backpack and paddle through rugged wilderness on a 14-day adventure.
An African adventure with NCOAE that combines wildebeests, medical training, culture and mountains.
Live a true African adventure. Spend 33-days combining safari, Wilderness First Responder training, cultural immersion and high-altitude backpacking with NCOAE.
Gain the skills necessary to become an NCOAE field instructor and full-time outdoor educator!
Interested in bringing a National Center for Outdoor & Adventure Education (NCOAE) training or course to your school, nonprofit organization, business, university, summer program or student group?