Gateways for...

Graduates of the Outdoor Education major may expect to find career opportunities in the following fields:

• Public and private outdoor/adventure/environmental education programs
• Camps
• Mission organizations
• National and state parks
• Church-related youth organizations
• Expedition programs such as the National Outdoor Leadership School, Wilderness Education Association, and Outward Bound
• Environmental organizations 
• Nature centers
• Outdoor science programs
• Environmental interpretation centers

 Graduates of the OE department have had the following jobs:

• Interpreter for National Park Service
• Program Director, YMCA Camp Greenville
• Field Instructor, North Carolina Outward Bound School
• Field Instructor, National Outdoor Leadership School
• Field Instructor, Wheaton College's Northwoods Campus at HoneyRock
• Program Coordinator, YMCA of Marion, NC
• Executive Director, Camp Grier
• Teachers
• Coalition for Christian Outreach Outdoor Leadership Team
• Black Mountain Expeditions for Camps Merri-Mac and Timberlake
• Founder and owner of team development company Lapdog
• Celebration Leadership College

 Graduates of the OE department have gone to the following graduate schools:

• Minnesota State University at Mankato - Experiential Education
• University of Minnesota - Recreation and Sports Management
• University of Utah - Experiential Education
• Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary
• Wheaton College
• Prescott College
• Boston College Masters in English,
• Teton Science School

Meet an OE graduate.