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For Immediate Release

FREE PLANET MEMBERSHIP AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS OF PLANET-ACCREDITED SCHOOLS

HERNDON, Va., March 3, 2008 — The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) recently announced that students of PLANET-accredited colleges and universities are now entitled to a complementary one-year student electronic-membership in PLANET.

PLANET-accredited institutions offer landscape contracting or horticulture degrees that meet or exceed industry standards for a model curriculum. Schools currently accredited include:
Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
Brigham Young University–Idaho, Rexburg, Utah
Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo, California
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, Cincinnati, Ohio
Clackamas Community College, Oregon City, Oregon
Clover Park Technical College, Lakewood, Washington
Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, Colorado
Columbus State Community College, Columbus, Ohio
Cuyahoga Community College, Highland Hills, Ohio
Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount, Minnesota
Fleur de Lis Institute, Tucson, Arizona
Hinds Community College, Raymond, Mississippi
Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Illinois
Joliet Junior College, Joliet, Illinois
Milwaukee Area Technical College, Mequon, Wisconsin
Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi
Naugatuck Valley Community College, Waterbury, Connecticut
The Niagara Parks Commission School of Horticulture, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
The Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute, Wooster, Ohio
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Ozarks Technical Community College, Springfield, Missouri
Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Richland College, Dallas, Texas
Spokane Community College, Spokane, Washington
Southwest Tennessee Community College, Memphis, Tennessee

PLANET is the association of members who create and maintain the QUALITY OF LIFE in communities across America. With more than 4,200 member companies and affiliates, these firms and their employees represent more than 100,000 green industry professionals.