Numerous opportunities await prospective graduates in municipal arboriculture/urban forestry, commercial and utility arboriculture, consulting, and land use management.
The URBAN FORESTRY/ARBORICULTURE Program at Joliet Junior College:
- Provides a comprehensive urban forestry/arboriculture curriculum for students interested in entering this green industry field
- Provides students in allied fields such as landscape management and maintenance, and turf grass management additional training in urban forestry/arboriculture
- Provides returning students and currently employed green industry workers with classes that prepare them for achieving the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Tree Worker, Certified Arborist (CA), Utility Arborist (UA), and Board Certified Master Arborist (BCMA) credentials.
- Provides existing credentialed green industry workers, professionals, volunteers (i.e. Master Gardeners) opportunities for continuing education units (CEU’s), short courses, and training modules
- Provides FFA and other high school students the opportunity to take course work in urban forestry/arboriculture in a dual enrollment format and/or to provide them with a knowledge base by which to initiate, develop, and complete arboriculture and urban forestry FFA projects
- Provides students the opportunity to participate in an urban forestry/arboriculture internship with local tree care companies and/or municipalities through a supervised occupational experience ( SOEP) program
Partnerships developed with the Illinois Arborist Association (IAA), International Society of Arboriculture (ISA), local commercial, municipal, and consulting arborists, land managers, and other allied green industry members serve as a source for training and internships.
For more information contact:
Dr. Fredric Miller, Professor of Horticulture
Phone: (815) 280-2740
Email: fmiller@jjc.edu
Urban Forestry
Arboriculture