Edmonds Community College offers classes and degrees that teach environmentally, economically, and socially sustainable practices. We’re preparing students for the emerging sector of green-collar jobs. Many classes are offered online.
See the class schedule at
http://schedule.edcc.edu. Call 425.640.1459, email
info@edcc.edu, or go to
http://getstarted.edcc.edu.
Classes with a sustainability focus include:
Geography 150 — Sustainable Development Online. Learn about issues in sustainability around the world. How can we efficiently use natural resources today while at the same time preserve it for future generations? ?
Construction Industry Training 155 — Green Building Decisions Learn to navigate the maze of choices about constructing greener buildings. We will work up a list of underlying green principles, set up a decision matrix and then assess both specific and entire building choices. Examine rating systems like LEEDS and Built Green.
English 105 K — Analytic Writing Earn your English requirement by reading natural history essays, writing about local sustainability topics, attending Earth Month events, and doing service learning with Eco Encore and a local non-profit environmental organization.
Environmental Science 100 — Environmental Science A combination of information from biology, chemistry, physics, and geology that stresses a scientific approach toward understanding the nature and scope of current environmental issues.
Anthropology 101 — Human Ecology I Help tribes, governments, and non-profits make fishing, farming, and forestry more sustainable while studying relationships between people and ecosystems. Carpool to and from field sites. This is part of the Learn and Serve Environmental Anthropology Field (LEAF) School.
Get Your Hands Dirty and Your Feet Wet LEAF School (Human Ecology classes) Join the LEAF school and earn college credit for hands-on work restoring native habitat. Register for Human Ecology classes, Anthropology 101, 102, or 103. Scholarships available. Call 425.640.1076.?
Committed to thinking, teaching, and living green: find out more about Edmonds Community College’s Sustainability Initiative at
http://www.edcc.edu/sustain.
