Welcome
Welcome to Georgia Tech's City and Regional Planning Program website. On this site, we have tried to capture some of the most interesting and useful information about our program here at Tech. We know we can't capture it all, so we urge you to contact us and schedule a visit to campus to see it for yourself.
Why study at Georgia Tech? We believe the integration of our educational mission and institutional setting with the extensive professional opportunities available to students within the City and Regional Planning Program positions our graduates to be among the most competitive in the globally expanding field of planning. What follows is a brief description of these important elements of our Program; we hope you will explore the website and contact us directly with any remaining questions.
Our mission is to be a global leader in the creation of sustainable cities and regions. We incorporate this mission into our teaching and research through a strong commitment to the interdisciplinary nature of planning. With this goal in mind, we offer our students six dual degree programs, as well as seven areas of specialization that may be combined through our curriculum to develop integrated programs of study. Our nationally recognized faculty advances this mission both in the classroom and through a wide range of research and professional activities, including the editorship of the Journal of the American Planning Association (JAPA).
Our institutional setting within the College of Architecture and one of the nation’s premiere technology institutes enables students to acquire expertise in every area of the urban development process, including planning, design, construction/engineering, and management. The City and Regional Planning Program is home to two major research centers, the Georgia Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development and the Center for Geographic Information Systems, which provide research opportunities and financial support to many of our students and establish critical linkages between the Program and the larger regional community. Through these linkages we have created a highly successful co-op program with regional employers, through which, in combination with faculty-supported assistantships, over 60% of our Master’s students receive full tuition and a monthly stipend.
Our regional location in one of the largest, most diverse, and rapidly growing metropolitan areas of the United States affords our students direct access to a vibrant laboratory for urban planning. Due to its unique combination of urban amenities, temperate climate, and employment opportunities, Atlanta attracts more young professionals annually than any other U.S. city. We take advantage of our dynamic metropolitan setting through the development of three to four applied studio courses per year, the involvement of numerous regional planning practitioners as adjunct professors, and through access to a wide range of federal, state, local, and private sector planning organizations, which employ a large percentage of our graduates. Outside of the classroom, students enjoy Atlanta’s more than 200 days of sunshine and regional proximity to the mountains and the coasts.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Professor and Director Cheryl K. Contant, Ph.D.