Beginning, January 1, 2013, new Planning Accreditation Board standards were implemented requiring programs to submit program performance data. This page presents a synopsis of the IUP B.S. in Regional Planning program.
1. Student achievement as determined by the program:
The Regional Planning program was accredited in January 2012. To date, student retention is 96 percent. The four- year and six-year graduation rate for the program is 67 percent, based on the Fall 2007 Cohort 2011–2012, and Fall 2005 Cohort 2011–2012, respectively.
Degrees awarded since academic year 2002–2003:
2002–2003: 8
2003–2004: 4
2004–2005: 13
2005–2006: 6
2006–2007: 2
2007–2008: 5
2008–2009: 4
2009–2010: 5
2010–2011: 1
2011–2012: 7
2. The cost (tuition and fees) for a full-time undergraduate student for one academic year (2012–2013):
In State:
Tuition: $6,428.00
Fees: $1,121.80
Total: $7,549.80
Out of State:
Tuition: $16,070.00
Fees: $1,704.00
Total $17,775.10
3. The percentage of bachelor’s graduates who pass the AICP exam within five years of graduation:
Data is not available because the B.S. Regional Planning program achieved accreditation in January 2012. However, it is gratifying to note that 12 program alumni had acquired AICP membership during the 2008–2012 AICP/APA reporting period.
4. The employment rate of full-time graduates in a professional planning or planning-related job within one year of graduation:
The program has a 90 percent employment placement rate. Graduates of the program are employed as planners by urban and rural municipalities as well as private consulting and engineering firms throughout the State of Pennsylvania and the Middle Atlantic. A sample of public agencies and privates firms include the following:
Public Agencies
State
PA Department of Community and Economic Development (PADCED)
PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (PADCNR)
PA Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP)
Regional
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, PA
Armstrong Area Council of Governments, PA
South West Regional Planning Commission, PA
City
City of Philadelphia, Mayor’s Office of Information Services, PA
City of Pittsburgh, Department of Planning, PA
City of Altoona, PA
City of Aliquippa, PA
City of Erie, PA
City of Naples, FL
City of Nashville, TN
County
Allegheny County, PA
Armstrong County Planning, PA
Blair County Planning Commission, PA
Cambria County Planning, PA
Collier County, FL
Erie County Emergency Services, PA
Indiana County, PA
Monroe County, FL
Port Authority of Allegheny County, PA
Somerset County Planning Commission, PA
Westmoreland County Department of Planning and Development, PA
Local
Cranberry Township, PA
East Franklin Township, PA
Franklin Borough, PA
Indiana Borough, PA
Borough of Plum, PA
Moon Township, PA
Upper St. Clair Township, PA
White Township, PA
Private Firms and Nonprofits
Allegheny Valley Land Trust, PA
Aspect: Data Driven Planning, PA
Blairsville Community Development Authority, PA
Chevron
Consolidated Coal (CONSOL), PA
CSX Gas
Delta Development, PA
Gannett Fleming, Inc., PA
Greenhorne and O’Mara, MD
Kimball Engineering, PA
Michael Baker Jr., Inc.
Parker Surveying, PA
Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC), MD
T&B Planning, PA
Mainline Canal Greenway, PA
Working Landscapes, PA
The EADS Group, PA
