Rustic Pathways Employee Directory
Education Administration ProgramsOhio, United States51-200 Employees
Rustic Pathways is an educational travel company based in Mentor, Ohio, founded in 1983, offering supervised programs for teens aged 14–18 across more than 38 destination countries. It operates in two markets: Teen Travel for open-enrollment cultural immersion, service-learning, adventure, and conservation experiences, and School Group Travel for customized, curriculum-aligned itineraries for middle schools, high schools, and universities, with a staff-to-student ratio of 4.37:1 in Teen Travel. The company has been led by CEO Shayne Fitz-Coy since 2020. The organization tracks 10 student learning outcomes across the program lifecycle, with 97.6% of participants showing growth in at least one outcome and eight outcomes sustained at six months. Its research partnerships with Stanford's Deliberative Democracy Lab and Boston College Purpose Lab, along with a 2024 MDPI study, support the link between its program structure and adolescent civic purpose; the company has received industry recognitions such as World Travel Awards 2025 Leading Tour Operator, and in November 2025 it acquired I Live Here: SF to expand its digital assets.
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