Top 5 Benefits of Student Membership
As students majoring in planning and related fields, becoming a member of the APA provides numerous benefits. The top five benefits include:
- Career Opportunities: Attend Career Development Webinars and get expert strategies, tactics, and tips at APA’s Career Center. Find local jobs and internships online. Help prospective employers find and hire you by completing your My APA Profile.
- Connections: Networking with other students and practicing planners through conferences, chapter, and section events provides opportunities to meet people with a similar passion for planning and to begin building your professional network. Local sections provide opportunities for finding a mentor to help you grow your career.
- Information: Students get free online subscriptions to Planning, the Journal of the American Planning Association, and Zoning Practice as well as all current and archived Planning Advisory Service publications, as well as chapter news.
- Learning: Opportunities to learn outside the classroom abound with your membership. These include conferences, in person training, and online events and webinars. The PA Chapter hosts Webinar Wednesdays each month, and local sections provide in-person opportunities for expanding your knowledge to stay up-to-date on emerging planning topics.
- Scholarships: Both the APA and the PA APA Chapter offer scholarship opportunities for individuals seeking funds for academic degree programs, internships, and professional development activities that enhance planning at the local, regional, state, and national levels.
The best thing about the membership is that it is FREE!!!! Any student actively enrolled or matriculated in any university or college degree program can join for free. “Free” includes APA, APA chapter, and AICP membership as well as membership in up to five APA divisions. Student members are eligible for two years of reduced dues after ending their studies. Click here for your free membership!
