Our department for the last 42 years has continued to strive toward excellence by continuously evolving with the industry and listening to our many industry partners. Our faculty are current working professionals that are there to provide you with the best possible experience.

Park Management Department: 

Meets the needs of three different groups of students. The typical career-oriented college student, the professional wishing a career change and the established park professional.

Each group is able to find the path suitable to meet their needs. In addition to our full academic and field program we provide in-service training that includes: Four-wheel drive operations and safety, Power winch operations, Ranger operations and legal updates, Technical rescue, GIS, GPS, Remote Sensing, Wildland Fire Suppression, Emergency Medical Response and Emergency Management. 

Public land managers recognize the West Valley College Park Management Program as being one of the few outstanding programs that produce quality graduates in the field of Park Management. Faculty are continually rewarded with letters and phone calls from park managers who hire  Park Management students and alumni for seasonal and full-time positions.

Transfer Preparation:

Those that want to continue on with your college education after our program, we have four articulation agreements that will get you jump started at CSU-Humboldt, CSU-San Jose State, CSU-Chico State, and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.  

Career Opportunities:

Graduates of our program find employment at all types and all levels of city, county, regional, state, and federal agencies. These lands include urban parks, open space districts, state parks and preserves, and federal forests, parks and wilderness areas.