2026 College of Commissioner Science

Walk-ins welcome. Please bring cash or check for payment.

Purpose: The College of Commissioner Science is the highest form of commissioner education available at the local level. Its purpose is to provide ongoing practical training for all commissioners. The college provides an in-depth knowledge of essential aspects of the commissioner's duties and responsibilities. The result is a stronger and more knowledgeable commissioner corps that can better serve units.

Presented in partnership with the following councils:

• Bay Lakes Council
• Blackhawk Area Council
• Glacier's Edge Council
• Mississippi Valley Council
• Northeast Illinois Council
• Pathway to Adventure Council
• Potawatomi Area Council
• Rainbow Council
• Samoset Council
• Three Fires Council
• Three Harbors Council
• W.D. Boyce Council

Cost: $35 – Choose one class for each of the seven sessions (same cost, no matter how many you attend). The cost also includes your patch, certificate, and course materials. Note: Upon successful completion of this course, the fee will be refunded.

Schedule:

• 7:15 AM – Check-in begins
• 8:15 AM – Opening ceremony
• 8:30 AM to 3:50 PM – Class sessions are 45 minutes long with five minutes in between each.

Dietary Restrictions: If you have special dietary restrictions, you will have the opportunity to list them (peanut allergy, lactose intolerance, etc.)

Reciprocity: The College of Commissioner Science will consider prerequisites, courses, and degrees by other Colleges of Commissioner Science, or Commissioner courses taken at the Philmont Training Center, toward further degree completion. If those courses and degrees meet the standards set forth by the National Commissioner Service Team on the my.scouting.org Commissioner Training webpages. In order to receive prior credit toward degree completion at the College, please scan and send documentation of prior eligible courses you have taken at other Scouting America accredited colleges.