Historic Preservation Certificate Programs

Some certificates can be earned while concurrently pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree. Others serve as standalone programs where it is not necessary to be a degree seeking student. There are even opportunities to take individual standalone classes which are not part of a larger certificate program.

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Institution & Program	Contact Information	Areas of Emphasis or Specialties	Eligibility	Students Enrolled
Bucks County Community College Historic Preservation Newtown, Pennsylvania	Patricia J. Fisher-Olsen (215) 968-8286 fisherol@bucks.edu	online, architectural history, documentation, measured drawings, building technology, hands on techniques, material culture, preservation funding	• Undergraduate • Graduate • Professionals • Everyone	55 - 60
National Center for Preservation Technology and Training Individual Classes Varies	Kirk Cordell (318) 356-7444 kirk_cordell@nps.gov	Individual class topics vary, so does the city. They are not part of a certificate program. archaeology, collections, architecture, engineering, historic landscapes, materials conservation	• Professionals • Everyone	varies
Rutgers University Historic Preservation New Brunswick, New Jersey	Archer St. Clair Harvey (732) 932-7041 contact page	archaeology, history, architecture, internship	• Undergraduate • Graduate	18
Savannah College of Art & Design Historic Preservation Savannah, Georgia	Jeff Eley 912.525.6914 historicpreservaton@scad.edu	online, architectural conservation, building analysis, building technology & materials, cultural landscapes, community-based projects, economic development	• Professionals • Graduate	55
School of the Art Institute of Chicago Historic Preservation Chicago, Illinois	Anne Sullivan (312) 629-6680 asulli@saic.edu	documentation, interiors, study abroad, landscape, community-based projects	• MArch program	30
Texas A&M University Historic Preservation College Station, Texas	Robert Warden r-warden@tamu.edu	anthropology, architecture, cultural landscapes, documentation, economic development & adaptive reuse, preservation philosophy, preservation technology	• MArch, MLA, MUP, MS, MSLD, MS Anth, MS RPTS, MS CVEN, PhD programs	25
Texas Tech University Historic Preservation Lubbock, Texas	Elizabeth I. Louden (806) 742-3136 x 241 r-elizabeth.louden@ttu.edu	technology, documentation, mid-century, hands-on community projects, preservation planning, cultural resource management, federal & state agencies, international preservation	• Graduate	6 - 12
Tulane University Preservation Studies New Orleans, Louisiana	John Stubbs (504) 865-5389 jstubbs2@tulane.edu	architectural conservation, community-based projects, fieldwork, historic preservation, building analysis, law, preservation planning, study abroad	• Students in the 5 year architecture program	25
University of Colorado, Denver Historic Preservation Denver, Colorado	Christopher Koziol christopher.koziol@ucdenver.edu	architecture, cultural landscapes, preservation, planning, building technology, project management, documentation, interpretation	• MArch, MLA, MURP, and MA Pub Hist programs	20 - 30
University of Georgia Historic Preservation Athens, Georgia	Mark Reinberger (706) 542-4706 reinberg@uga.edu	advocacy, building technology & materials, documentation, economic development & adaptive reuse, environmental history & conservation, landscapes	• Graduate • Professionals	40
University of Maryland Historic Preservation College Park, Maryland	Donald Linebaugh (301) 405-6309 dwline@umd.edu	economic development & adaptive reuses, preservation philosophy, preservation law, preservation planning, recent past, archaeology, community engagement	• Graduate	30
University of Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Randy Mason (215) 898-3169 hyndman@design.upenn.edu	architectural conservation, cultural landscapes, design, site management, preservation planning, study abroad summer program	• Architecture, landscape architecture, or city planning programs • Professionals	70
University of Southern California Heritage Conservation Los Angeles, Califormia	Trudi Sandmeier (213) 821-5452 sandmeie@usc.edu	architectural history, building technology & materials, preservation law, landscapes, research, building documentation, recent past, summer program	• Graduate • Professionals	25
University of Arizona Heritage Conservation Tucson, Arizona	R. Brooks Jeffery (520)-621-2991 rbjeffer@u.arizona.edu	archaeology, sustainability, preservation planning, internship, anthropology, materials science, NPS partnership, recent past, cultural & vernacular landscapes, documentation, CRM, communities, international preservation	• MArch, MSArch, MLA, MSPlanning, MA. Applied Archaeology programs • Professionals	5 - 10
University of Cincinnati Historic Preservation Cincinnati, Ohio	Jeff Tilman jeff.tilman@uc.edu	archaeology, architectural conservation, architectural history, architecture, geography, history, interiors, preservation planning, urban studies	• Undergraduate • Graduate • Professionals	20 - 25
University of Florida Historic Preservation Gainesville, Florida	Morris Hylton, III (352) 392-0252 ext 457 mhylton@dcp.ufl.edu	Multi-disciplinary: Architecture, Building Construction, Interiors, Landscape Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning, hands-on field schools in Nantucket, MA and St. Augustine, FL	• Graduate	50
University of Hawai'i, Manoa Historic Preservation Honolulu, Hawaii	William Chapman (808) 956-8826 historic@hawaii.edu	documentation, material culture, preservation administration & management, surveys	• Graduate	25
University of New Mexico Historic Preservation and Regionalism Albuquerque, New Mexico	Chris Wilson (505) 277-2903 chwilson@unm.edu	cultural landscapes, design, local history, preservation planning, public history, summer program, vernacular architecture	• MArch, MLA, MCRP programs	25
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Historic Preservation Greensboro, North Carolina	Jo Leimenstoll (336) 334-5320 jrleimen@uncg.edu	architectural conservation, design, historic preservation, material culture, public policy	• Professionals	15
University of Texas at San Antonio Historic Preservation San Antonio, Texas	William A. Dupont (210) 458-3092 william.dupont@utsa.edu	Building technology & materials, building analysis documentation, fieldwork, cultural sustainability, preservation law, project management, planning, and conservation theory	• Graduate	41
University of Utah Historic Preservation Salt Lake City, Utah	Robert A. Young (801) 581-8254 young@arch.utah.edu	sustainability, building technology & materials, community-based projects, documentation, community revitalization	• MArch, MUP, MPA programs • Professionals	20
University of Virginia Historic Preservation Charlottesville, Virginia	Daniel Bluestone 434-924-6458 dblues@virginia.edu	architectural history, architecture, cultural landscapes, community-based projects, landscapes, study abroad, theory, urban studies	• MArch, MLArch, MArHist, MUr&EnvPl programs	30
University of Washington Historic Preservation Seattle, Washington	Manish Chalana (206) 616-6051 chalana@uw.edu	architectural history, architecture, community-based projects, design, landscapes, preservation planning, international preservation	• MArch, MSArch, MLA, MUP, PhD programs	15