Academic Programs, Internships, Work
Farmington has a number of academic programs that allow you to combine your love for sports or outdoor
recreation with your bachelor’s degree or a minor. Each offers you internship and other opportunities that allow you to put your classroom theories to
the test out in real world.
Academic Programs
NEW: Outdoor Rec Business Administration (ORBA)
Over the past year, we worked closely with our partners in recreation and tourism: Saddleback, Sugarloaf, and Sunday River ski resorts; Maine Huts & Trails; the Maine Office of Tourism; Carrabassett Valley Academy (CVA); the Maine Woods Consortium; and others to develop an innovative new recreation-related interdisciplinary program — Outdoor Recreation Business Administration (ORBA).
At Farmington, you can also gain practical experience (while earning money) by working in any number of sports-related jobs – without ever having to leave campus, often in the evenings and on weekends.
At Our on-campus Fitness & Recreation Center
Work in the Area
Students at Farmington have a long tradition of working in sports and outdoor recreation-related jobs (while earning money) around the greater Farmington area.
Academic Programs
- Community Health Education
- Community Health Education - School Health Education concentration
- NEW: Interdisciplinary Outdoor Rec Business Administration
- Rehabilitation Administration
- Rehabilitation Services
- Athletic Coaching
- Physical Fitness
NEW: Outdoor Rec Business Administration (ORBA)
Over the past year, we worked closely with our partners in recreation and tourism: Saddleback, Sugarloaf, and Sunday River ski resorts; Maine Huts & Trails; the Maine Office of Tourism; Carrabassett Valley Academy (CVA); the Maine Woods Consortium; and others to develop an innovative new recreation-related interdisciplinary program — Outdoor Recreation Business Administration (ORBA).
Internships — Learning By Doing
ALL of the above-mentioned Academic Programs: interdisciplinary Outdoor Rec. Business Administration,
Community Health Education, Community Health Education - School Health Ed concentration, Rehabilitation
Administration, and Rehabilitation Services program not only encourage internship and student teaching
opportunities — the require them, providing you with valuable outside-the-classroom,
hands-on learning experiences.
These off-campus learning activites will help you gain a better understanding of just how their industries work, helping you to connect classroom theory to real-world practice while you make solid professional contacts and develop valuable, marketable skills.
At Farmington, you can also gain practical experience (while earning money) by working in any number of sports-related jobs – without ever having to leave campus, often in the evenings and on weekends.
At Our on-campus Fitness & Recreation Center
- Fitness Instructor
- Lifeguard
- Program Supervisor
- Member Service / Front Desk Worker
- Children's Program Supervisor
- Intramural Sports Supervisor / Referee
- Outdoor Recreation Coordinator
- And more
- Team Manager
- Team Statistician
- Event Coordinator
- And more
Work in the Area
Students at Farmington have a long tradition of working in sports and outdoor recreation-related jobs (while earning money) around the greater Farmington area.
- Sugarloaf ski resort: on-hill, restaurants, retailers, child care services, office, etc.
- Saddleback ski area: on-hill, restaurants, retailers, child care services, office, etc.
- Sunday River ski resort: on-hill, restaurants, retailers, child care services, office, etc.
- Town of Farmington Rec. Dept.
- Town of Wilton Rec. Dept.
- Area ski retailers and outdoor outfitters
- And more
