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Green degrees for green careers

Location: Lynnwood, Washington, 98036, United States
Organization: Edmonds Community College, Lynnwood Washington
Start date: March 20, 2009
Language(s): English
Sex: All are welcome
Last updated: March 19, 2009
End date: March 20, 2010
Area of Focus: Education and Academia, Environment and Ecology, Job Training and Workplace Issues
Age: Teens (13-17), Adults (18-64), Seniors (65 and over), Families

Description:

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.

Two choices to earn a green degree:?

Work for a Greener World: Restoration Horticulture degree?
This unique two-year degree will train students to help restore damaged land, habitat, and ecosystems in a range of rural, suburban, and urban environments. Learn to replant natural areas with native plants and how to create green spaces in urban settings using green roofs and bioswales. Horticulture classes include: Pacific Northwest Land and Water Issues, Urban Forestry, and Native Plants in the Landscape. Sustainable Development, Geography 150, and Human Ecology, Anthropology 101, classes also count toward this degree. Call 425.640.1739 or email horticulture@edcc.edu.??

Occupational Safety & Health degree Graduates of this degree prevent harm to workers, property, the environment, and the general public by identifying hazardous conditions and practices and implementing alternative practices and/or corrective measures. Call 425.640.1316 or email osh@edcc.edu.
Committed to thinking, teaching, and living green: find out more about

Edmonds Community College’s Sustainability Initiative at http://www.edcc.edu/sustain.
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