Delaware Valley College - http://delval.edu/cms/index.php/delval/overview/turf
Information on the 4 year turf management course at Doylestown, Pennsylvania, where hands-on training is provided backed by scientific principles. Graduates obtain jobs as park and golf course superintendents, turfgrass agronomists, and technical representatives for sod, chemical and fertilizer companies. |
Penn State Online Turfgrass Program - http://www.worldcampus.psu.edu/turfgrass-management.shtml
Penn State University provides online turfgrass management certificate programs and a bachelor's degree in turfgrass management. Turfgrass courses cover pest management, weed control, disease management and agri-business concepts. |
Rutgers Professional Golf Course Turf Management Degree or Certificate Programs - http://www.golfturf.rutgers.edu/
New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Two 10-week sessions over two years and one season of supervised field experience, where students apply skills developed in the classroom. Intensive format, concentrating on the technical skills required of superintendents, as well as the leadership skills all successful managers should master. |
University of Florida - Gainesville Campus - http://turf.ufl.edu/
Research reports, directory of sod growers, and frequently asked questions on FloraDwarf, nematodes, also a turf exam. Department of Environmental Horticulture, IFAS (Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences). |
University of Florida Fort Lauderdale Campus - http://grove.ufl.edu/~turf
Davie, Broward County, Florida 4-year program. Upper-division turfgrass science classes complement the Associate of Arts degree available at area community colleges. Located at Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, students have hands-on experience with experimental plots and faculty projects. |
University of Massachusetts - Department of Plant and Soil Sciences - http://www.umass.edu/plsoils/
Amherst, Massachusetts, a 4-year program offering Turfgrass Management concentration. The program integrates scientific theory with practical experience, and covers such topics as grass and seed identification, turfgrass culture and physiology, pest control, and equipment maintenance. Graduates find careers as park and golf course superintendents, home lawn care specialists, and as technical representatives for the seed and chemical industries. |
University of Minnesota at Crookston (UMC) Golf Facilities and Turf Systems Management - http://academics.umcrookston.edu/NatR/GolfTurf/
Crookston, Minnesota, a 4-year undergraduate degree program. Designed to meet the needs of corporate office parks, municipal recreation departments, and suppliers to the turfgrass industry demanding well-trained turfgrass managers, supervisors, and scientists. |