Accredited Degree Program
The IFMA Foundation has developed standards to recognize quality facility management first-professional degree programs at colleges and universities. The accreditation program initiative was designed to recognize and encourage the strengthening of current, valid facility management education degrees and to assist in the development of new facility management degree programs. The benefits of program accreditation include:
- Automatic acceptance as a program provider whose courses and seminars are approved for certification maintenance points for Certified Facility Managers.
- Accredited program graduates are eligible to sit for the CFM exam one year sooner than graduates of non-accredited programs.
- Inclusion on a list describing accredited programs that is sent to individuals and employers who call IFMA or the IFMA Foundation about facility management degree programs.
- Recognition at IFMA's Annual Meeting, in IFMA publications and on Foundation web site.
Accredited Degree Program - STANDARD (.PDF) (Revised 2011)
Accredited Degree Program - APPLICATION (.PDF) (Revised 2011)
The following are institutions that offer first-professional degrees specifically in facility management. They qualified for accreditation by submitting a detailed self-study application to the IFMA Foundation, which was reviewed and approved by a committee of peers. These institutions reapply for accreditation every six years to ensure that the programs they offer continue to meet the standards set by the IFMA Foundation for quality facility management education. The primary purpose of this list is to let potential students, employers and others with an interest in facility management education know which programs have been set apart by taking the steps needed to become accredited.
View a map of the Accredited Degree Programs
North America
Associates Degree Program
Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania offers an Associates Degree in Facility Management (Construction or Design option). http://www.ccp.edu/
Contact: Miles Grosbard, Ed.D, RA, Department Head, Architecture, Design and Construction. Community College of Philadelphia, 1700 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130-3991. Tel. 215-751-8612.
TCI College: Technical Career Institutes, New York N.Y.; offers an Associate of Occupational Studies degree in Facilities Management Technology through the Division of Facilities Technologies. TCI has dual accreditation from Middle States Commission on Higher Education and the New York State Board of Regents. Classes are offered year round in 15 week terms in day, evening and Saturday sessions. http://www.tcicollege.edu
Contact: Dean Regina Cahill, rcahill@tcicollege.edu or 212-594-4000 ext. 5785; 320 West 31st Street, New York, NY 10001 Provisionally accredited to April 2014.
Bachelor Degree Programs
Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah offers a B.S. degree in Facilities Management with a Business Management Minor from the national Accredited Marriott School of Management through the College of Engineering and Technology in the School of Technology Facilities Management. http://fpm.byu.edu/
Contact: Dr. Jeffrey Campbell at +1.801. 422.8758. Chair, Facilities Management, 230 L Snell Building, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602. jcampbell@byu.edu
Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada offers a Bachelors degree in Project and Facility Management. http://www.conestogac.on.ca/
Contact: James Bechard at +1.519.748.5220 x2278, 299 Doon Valley Drive, Kitchener, Ontario, N2G 4M4, Canada. jbechard@conestogac.on.ca.
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York offers a B.S. and M.S. degree in Facilities Management. The programs are offered through the New York State College of Human Ecology. They also offer periodic CEU's in major cities such as New Orleans, New York and San Francisco. http://www.cornell.edu/
Contact: Ying Hua, Assistant Professor, Cornell University, Department of Design and Environmental Analysis at +1.607.255.1950. Ithaca, NY 14853. yh294@cornell.edu
Ferris State University, Big Rapids, Michigan offers a Bachelor of Science degree program and an online Certificate program in Facility Management through the College of Engineering Technology. http://www.ferris.edu/
Contact: Diane Nagelkirk, Associate Professor and Chair of the Architectural Technology and Facility Management Department at +1-231-591-2630. nagelkid@ferris.edu.
Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, Massachusetts, offers a B.S. in Facilities Planning & Management through the Department of Design & Facilities. http://www.wit.edu/
Contact: Suzanne Kennedy, CFM, CFMJ, Department Head, Associate Professor at +1.617. 989.4050. 550 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115-5901. kennedys@wit.edu
Masters Degree Programs
Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), Atlanta, Georgia, offers a Master of Science in Building Construction and Integrated Facility Management through the College of Architecture, Building Construction Program. Classes are offered in the evening to accommodate working professionals. http://www.gatech.edu/
Contact: Kathy Roper, CFM, CFMJ, IFMA Fellow, MCR, LEED AP, Assistant Professor at +1.404.385.4139 or +1.404.894.4875 for the graduate recruiter. Building Construction Management, 280 Ferst Dr, 1st Floor, Atlanta, GA 30332-0680. kathy.roper@coa.gatech.edu
Pratt Institute, Manhattan, New York, New York offers a Master of Science Degree in Facilities Management through the School of Architecture, Department of Facilities Management. Classes are offered in the evening to accommodate working professionals. http://www.pratt.edu/
Contact: Professor Carol Reznikoff at +1.212.647.7524, Pratt Manhattan, 144 West 14th Street, New York, New York 10011. crezniko@pratt.edu
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York offers a Master of Science in Facility Management. http://www.rit.edu/
Contact: Dr. Jeffrey Rogers, P.E., CPE at +1-585-475-4185, Rochester Institute of Technology, 78 Lomb Memorial Drive, NY, 1462. jwrite@rit.edu
Europe
Bachelor Degree Programs
FH Kufstein Tirol, Austria offers a Magister (FH) for Facility Management.
http://www.fh-kufstein.ac.at/wi/jluethi/research_e.html
Contact: Ing. Mag. (FH) Thomas Madritsch, FHS Kufstein BildungsGmbH, Andreas Hofer Straße 7 A-6330 Kufstein, Austria, tel. +43.53.727.1819. Thomas.madritsch@fh-kufstein.ac.at
Hanze University Groningen, The Netherlands offers a Bachelor degree program in Facilities Management through the School of Facility Management, in an international environment. http://www.hanze.nl/home/International
Contact: Jaap Wijnja, Zernikeplein 7, 9747 AS Groningen, The Netherlands. tel. +31.50.595.2605. j.g.wijnja@pl.hanze.nl
NHTV Breda University of Applied Science, offers a degree in Facility Management. http://www.nhtv.nl/
Contact: Daphne Heeroma, Sibeliuslaan 13, Breda NL - 4837 CA, The Netherlands, tel. +31.76.530.2780. heeroma.d@nhtv.nl
Saxion Universities of Applied Sciences, Deventer, The Netherlands offers a Bachelors degree in Facility Management. http://www.saxion.nl.
Contact: Dr. Brenda Groen, at +31.57.060.3153, Handelskade 75, Deventer, Postbus 51, 7400 AM Deventer, The Netherlands. b.h.groen@saxion.nl.
Masters Degree Programs
Leeds Metropolitan University Leeds, UK offers a web-based distance learning MSC in Facilities Management through the School of the Built Environment. This can be studied off-campus, world-wide. http://www.lmu.ac.uk/
Contact: Roy Whitaker tel. +46.113.283.2600. r.s.whitaker@leedsmet.ac.uk
Asia/Oceania
Diploma Program
Temasek Polytechnic, Temasek Engineering School offers a Diploma Program (three years) in Integrated Facility Management, http://www-eng.tp.edu.sg.
Contact: Ong Thaim Huat, Section Head, Integrated Facility Management, 21 Tampines Avenue 1, Singapore 529757, +65 6780 5631, ongth@tp.edu.sg
Masters Degree Program
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong offers a Graduate Program in Facility Management. http://www.polyu.edu.hk/cpa/polyu/main/main_e.php
Contact: Dr Danny Shiem-Shin Then, Department of Building Services Engineering, Stanley Ho Building, Level 7, Room FJ716, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong +852. 2766.4558, bessthen@polyu.edu.hk.
The University of Sydney, Darlington Campus, Sydney Australia offers a Master of Facility Management. http://www.usyd.edu.au/
Contact: Dr. David Leifer – Coordinator, Graduate Programme in FM. University of Sydney, Faculty of Architecture Design & Planning, Wilkinson Building (G04), 148 City Road, NSW 2006, Australia. Tel. +61 2 9351