 Remake cities into dynamic places to live, work and play
Students who graduate from our program are employed in private, public and academic organizations all over the world. Regional & Community Planners remake cities into dynamic places to live, work and play. Planners... - Build vibrant, resilient cities.
- Make a difference in the lives of people in your community.
- Lead the way for the next revolution in transportation.
|  Take courses specific to your interests and career goals
Students have the opportunity to take courses that build upon design, technical skills, history, theory, natural science and research. A sequence of carefully orchestrated classes and experiences specific to a student’s degree path leads to completion of an individual report or thesis. |
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 Work with award-winning faculty
Faculty research, scholarship and creative activity opens doors for students to work on cutting-edge projects. Opportunities to apply in class knowledge to real world situations, brings landscape architecture to life. Our faculty focus on environmental stewardship, critical inquiry and creative thinking, and community design and engagement. |  Are part of a regionally recognized program
K-State MRCP program is the highest ranked planning program in Kansas and the surrounding states by Planetizen. |
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 Have access to an affordable education, with opportunities for financial support
A world-class education is within your reach at Kansas State University. The Princeton Review calls K-State “tremendously affordable.” Each year students in our program have access to over $50,000 in scholarships from the department, in addition to university scholarships. To apply for all scholarships current and future students fill out the university scholarship application. In addition to scholarships, graduate teaching assistantships are available to students once they enter the graduate program. Graduate teaching assistants, GTA’s, assist faculty members by teaching or teaching-related responsibilities. Assistantships are an arrangement in which financial support is given to a graduate student who engages in teaching and/or research in furtherance of the university’s academic mission, as well as his or her graduate education. Students on assistantships receive a $3,750 stipend and 10 credit hour tuition waiver per semester |  Enhance in-class learning by joining the KSU Student Planning Association
Connect with fellow students in the RCP program, and start networking with potential internship providers and employers who come to campus to talk with groups or belong to the professional counterpart to the campus organization. |
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 Gain real-world experience through internships
Working in a professional office will give you hands-on experience. The Career Planning class along with APDesign Mock Interviews, Design Expo and APDPro programs give you the resources you need to find the internship that is just right for you. |
 Broaden horizons through international travel and study
Our students study abroad at Orvieto, Italy, University of Western Australia and the Danish Institute for Study Abroad, as well as at universities of your choice around the world. In addition, faculty lead shorter international study tours. |
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