A Professional Member is a career professional by virtue of training and experience in the field of park and recreation services. A Professional Member shall have full voting privileges and may hold office. $55

A Professional Member is eligible upon retirement for the Retired Professional Membership. A Retired Professional Member shall have the same privileges and rights as the Professional Member.  $20

A Student Member is a student pursuing a degree in the field of parks and recreation and not employed full time as a professional in the field. A Student Member shall have voting privileges limited to the Student Sub-Section and may hold office only in that Sub-Section. Free

An Agency/Organization Member is an agency or organization providing services in the field of recreation, parks or a closely allied field. An Agency/Organization Member has no voting privileges, may not hold office and the employees of said agency/organization shall not be considered as individual members of the Association under this classification. $55

A Citizen Board Member is a person who is serving the recreation and park field on Commissions, Boards, Committees or other related interest groups. A Citizen Board Member shall have voting privileges limited to the Citizen Board Section and may hold office only in that Section (NOTE: with exception of Article VI, Section 7) $10

This membership is for all businesses in the area of Leisure Services. Members of this category are eligible to receive all benefits, which may be approved by the board. Members of this class are non-voting and shall not be eligible to hold office. $125

An Affiliate Member is a person interested in and who contributes to the purpose of the Association and does not qualify for membership in one of the above membership classifications. An Affiliate Member may be employed on a part-time or seasonal basis in recreation, parks or a closely allied field. Member shall have no voting privileges, may not hold office nor chair committees. $30

NCRPA offers commercial vendors the opportunity to purchase a listing in our resource directory that is searchable by members. Listings are for 1 year from the time of purchase. $250