City & Regional Planning

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Cal Poly offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees in City & Regional Planning (CRP). In addition to international development, wildfire hazard mitigation, and a half dozen other specializations, students may choose to pursue a dual masters degree, combining CRP with Civil Engineering, Public Policy, or Architecture. Cal Poly's Master's program in City and Regional Planning (MCRP) ranks among the best urban planning programs nationwide in Planetizen's 2009 Guide to Graduate Urban Planning Programs. Professional planners ranked Cal Poly MCRP as the #15 program in the country, with a #25 ranking overall. For programs that only offer a Master’s degree and no Ph.D., Cal Poly ranked #1 in the country. In specialty areas, Cal Poly ranked in the top ten in the growth management and technology. In addition, the MCRP program is among the least expensive in the nation, making it an exceptional educational value. The program is 4th in the nation for financial aid and tuition for programs with under $6,500 resident tuition and 2nd for programs with under $15,000 out-of-state tuition.

Cal Poly's Prospective Students in CRP website describes the planning profession: City and Regional Planning is one of the most exciting career fields available today. As the population increases and becomes more concentrated in certain areas of the country, carefully planned development is the only way to ensure that the quality of life in those areas is maintained and enhanced. Much of the responsibility for promoting and maintaining the good life in a community belongs to the city and regional planners.

Professional planners prepare comprehensive plans for development projects, neighborhoods, cities, states and regions. They deal with transportation, housing, community facilities, commercial areas, public safety, open space, urban design, and the use of land. And they’re responsible for developing a plan of action to turn their paper plans into reality – into roads, buildings and open spaces.

The planner’s goal is to help communities and regions grow in harmony with the natural environment and in tune with public concerns.

The 2011 PHC team has many members with CRP backgrounds. They are: Stephan Jackson, Project Lead (B.S. CRP); Jenna Hahn (B.S. CRP); Hannah Edelsberg (B.S. CRP); Dan Findley (MCRP); and, Shannon Thompson (MCRP). Please visit these students individual pages to learn more about them!