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Professional Golf Turf Management School







Two Year Certificate Program

Two Year Golf Course Turf Management Certificate Program

We also offer a Two Year Certificate Program. Are you looking for a Golf Course Turf Management Degree? Click here to read about the differences.

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Our schedule. You earn more and learn more at Rutgers. Our focused 10-week schedule is no accident. Each year, you work full-time for nine months and then spend 10 weeks on campus.

Our content. You study nothing but turf and management. That means no time on philosophy, or sociology, or art history. Your education here is "ruthlessly practical." Click here for the curriculum.

Our focus. You’ll gain new skills and confidence as a manager and leader. You’ll learn how to manage people and projects — as well as plants.

Our faculty. Check out our course evaluations. Your instructors make their living solving the toughest problems you face. You’ll learn from superintendents, plant diagnostic specialists, irrigation and turf consultants — and, of course, from the world-renown Rutgers faculty.

Our students. You’ll be amazed to see how you grow together with your classmates. Each class shares more than 250 years of combined experience during an intense 10 weeks.

Our alumni. Our graduates have come from 47 states and five continents, and Rutgers grads love to hire Rutgers grads first.

* Download our 2008-2009 Golf Course Turf Management Two Year Certificate Program Brochure
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