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.
A 14-day Patagonia backpacking & whitewater paddling expedition.
Explore the remote Pacific Northwest, on a 25-day wilderness expedition!
Discover Oregon’s waterways, as you explore the wilderness on a summer adventure!
Discover Oregon’s Cascade mountains, as you explore the wilderness on a summer backpacking expedition!
Discover Oregon’s remote, technical terrain, as you backpack, paddle, and raft across rugged wilderness on a 12-day adventure for teens!
Discover Oregon’s remote, technical terrain, as you backpack and paddle through rugged wilderness on a 14-day adventure.
Hidden in the pristine Alaskan backcountry is a faraway adventure through the least visited National Park in the United States.
Discover Alaska's remote, technical terrain, as you backpack through rugged wilderness on a 14-day adventure.
Discover Alaska’s remote, technical terrain, as you backpack through the wilderness on a 12-day adventure for teens!
Explore some of the most beautiful mountains and rivers in the world on a 25-day Ecuador expedition!
Develop essential wilderness knowledge and skills — while living and learning in wild, beautiful places throughout the world!
Develop essential wilderness knowledge and skills — while living and learning in wild, beautiful places throughout the world!
A 14-day Ecuador expedition designed to give you the skills needed to explore the backcountry internationally. And, it’s absolutely spectacular.
Explore one of the most unique places in the world on a 14-day Galapagos Islands expedition.
Discover all North Carolina has to offer, as you rock climb & backpack through the Pisgah National Forest on this 14-day adventure.
Develop essential wilderness knowledge and skills — while living and learning in wild, beautiful places throughout the world!
Explore North Carolina from the mountains to the coast, on a 42-day Gap Semester course!
During this 25-day course, you’ll find yourself exploring North Carolina's wilderness while you paddle, climb and hike.
Discover North Carolina’s mountains, as you explore the wilderness on a summer backpacking expedition!
Discover North Carolina’s remote, technical terrain, as you backpack and paddle through the wilderness on a 12-day adventure for teens!
Discover North Carolina’s waterways, as you explore the wilderness on a summer kayaking expedition!
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?
Gain the skills necessary to become a full-time outdoor educator on a NCOAE instructor course!
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