Anchorage and its environs are awash in environmental consulting firms, oil companies, Alaska native corporations, and non-profit entities.
Opportunities abound for study, employment, and careers after graduation. Many faculty consult and collaborate with former students who have remained in the local area to establish their careers.
Notably, the Alaska Sealife Center (www.alaskasealife.org/) in Seward has hosted myriad APU students and graduates as researchers and educators.
Also on the Kenai Peninsula, the Alaska Center for Coastal Studies (http://www.akcoastalstudies.org/), in Homer, has fulfilled a similar role.