The Planning Institute of Colorado (PIC), a subsidiary of APA Colorado, was originally developed to provide educational courses for allied professions on the basics of urban and land use planning. With the new AICP Certification Maintenance requirements, PIC is pleased to be able to offer online continuing education courses for Planners. These are advanced, in-depth courses written by experts and reviewed by PIC's respected Faculty Committee. Click here to learn more about PIC, it's board and faculty. All courses are APA/CM Approved and offered by APA Colorado Chapter. Besides taking them to meet the continuing education requirement, you can also use them as refreshers, to update skills if you are changing jobs, to get the latest information on a particular topic or to fill in the gaps in your education that occurred when you slept through the class in college!!

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Economics and Demographics (AICP CM)	Understanding how economic and population changes affect real estate This course introduces the student to the principles of economic and demographic analysis, including economic base analysis, market economies, computer modeling techniques, components of population change, demographic concepts and methods used in population projection.	4	$20
Growth Management (AICP CM)	Why communities manage growth and what that means to property owners This course explains what is meant by “growth management” and the components commonly found in growth management programs - the techniques used, the difference between growth management and growth control, the policy issues affecting growth, and case studies from typical communities where growth management legislation has been introduced.	4	$20
Land Surveying & Subdivision Platting (AICP CM)	This course provides an introduction to the land survey, explains how parcel boundaries are established, describes the improvement survey, and traces the elements of the subdivision process from application to recordation. The concept of vested rights is explained, as well as the requirements for land dedication and development requirements.	4	$20
Transportation Planning (AICP CM)	The purpose of this course is to provide a solid foundation for understanding the fundamentals of multimodal transportation planning.	4	$20
Understanding Sustainability (AICP CM)	This course is a survey of sustainability, global climate change, and efforts on an international, national, and personal level that can effect the change necessary to become more sustainable. It will give the student the information necessary to discuss the general topic, and to evaluate new information about global climate change and what can be done about it as that information comes along over the next few years.	2	$20

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