Recognized Degree Programs

The IFMA Foundation has developed standards to recognize quality facility management first-professional degree programs at colleges and universities. The recognized 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 recognition include:

• Automatic acceptance as a program provider whose courses and seminars are approved for certification maintenance points for Certified Facility Managers.
• Recognized program graduates are eligible to sit for the CFM exam one year sooner than graduates of non-recognized programs.
  
• Inclusion on a list describing recognized 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.

Recognized Degree Program STANDARDS
Recognized Degree Program APPLICATION

The following are institutions that offer first-professional degrees specifically in facility management. They qualified for recognition 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 recognition every three 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 recognized.

North America
Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah offers a B.S. degree in Facilities Management with a Business Management Minor from the national recognized Marriott School of Management through the College of Engineering and Technology in the School of Technology Facilities Management. http://www.byu.edu/webapp/home/index.jsp Contact: Dr. Jeffrey Campbell, Chair, Facilities Management, 230 L Snell Building, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, (801) 422-8758. jcampbell@byu.edu

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, (607) 255-1950, Cornell University, Department of Design and Environmental Analysis, Ithaca, NY 14853. yh294@cornell.edu

Ferris State University, Big Rapids, Michigan offers a Bachelor of Science degree program in Facilities Management through the College of Technology.  http://www.ferris.edu/homepage.htm  Contact: Joe Samson, CFM (231) 591-2517, 915 Campus Drive, Swan 312, FSU, Big Rapids, MI 49307. samsonj@ferris.edu

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 (404) 385-4139 or (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 Harriet Markis, PE, Chair, at 212-647-7524, Pratt Manhattan, 144 West 14th Street, New York, New York 10011.  hmarkis@pratt.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/index.php  Contact Suzanne Kennedy, CFM, CFMJ, Department Head, Associate Professor at (617) 989-4050. 550 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115-5901. kennedys@wit.edu

Europe
FHS KufsteinTirol, 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 5372 71819. 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 5059 52605.  j.g.wijnja@pl.hanze.nl

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 Chris Garbett MSc, BSc(Hons), FRICS, FHEA tel. +46 113 283 2600. C.Garbett@leedsmet.ac.uk

NHTV Breda University of Applied Science, offers a degree in Facility Management.   http://www.nhtv.nl/default.aspx?themaset=c910a88f-0245-4d9e-b847-4dd2ebc0e2a7
Contact Rene J.F.M. Hermans, Sibeliuslaan 13, Breda NL - 4837 CA, The Netherlands, tel. + 31 7653 02780.  hermans.r@nhtv.nl

Asia
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