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Sustainability Initiative
Green Classes, Green Careers
Edmonds Community College offers classes and degrees that teach environmentally, economically, and socially sustainable practices. We’re preparing students for green-collar jobs.
Get Ready for Green Jobs!
Earn a Degree or Certificate.
Restoration Horticulture | www.edcc.edu/hort
Restore damaged land, habitat, and ecosystems in a range of rural, suburban, and urban environments. Replant natural areas with native plants and create green spaces in urban settings using green roofs and bioswales. Call 425.640.1739.
Occupational Safety and Health | www.edcc.edu/osh
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.
Energy Management | www.edcc.edu/energy
Power our region toward energy independence and sustainability. Make a difference in the green economy with energy efficiency and business and project management skills. Available certificates (23-26 credits): Residential Energy Auditor, Commercial Lighting Auditor, Energy Accounting Specialist, and Energy Efficiency Technician. Call 425.640.1604.
Get Ready for Green Jobs! Take a Class.
Sustainable Development – Geography 150
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?
Culinary Gardening - Horticulture 255
Plant, cultivate, harvest and prepare vegetables and herbs as fresh produce and select commodities incorporating sustainable practice.
Green Building – Construction Industry Training 155
Learn to navigate the maze of choices about constructing greener buildings. 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.
Ecotourism - Hospitality and Tourism 255
Learn how business and government tourism enterprises are investing in ecotourism and sustainability and focus on the impacts of tourism on indigenous cultures and eco-systems
Energy Efficiency - Energy Management 120
Learn about design strategies and innovations for new construction as well as elements of retrofitting an existing building. Examine heating, cooling, water heating equipment, lighting, appliances, and electronics.
English Composition – ENGL& 101
Earn your English requirement by reading natural history essays, writing about local sustainability topics, attending Earth month events, and doing service-learning with local non-profit environmental organizations. (Look for sections taught by Holly Hughes.)
Environmental Science 100
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.
Green Events - Hospitality and Tourism 245
Learn sustainable practices that promote environmentally responsible decisions in event planning.
Human Ecology – Anthropology 201, 202, and 203
Help tribes, governments, and non-profits make fishing, farming, and forestry more sustainable while studying relationships between people and ecosystems. These classes make up the Learn and Serve Environmental Anthropology Field (LEAF) school.
Introduction to Sustainability – Energy Management 105
Explore and define sustainability. Understand carbon footprints and greenhouse gas inventories. Review major energy systems impacting sustainability, including buildings and transportation, with an emphasis on tools to measure sustainability.
LEED for Construction Management - CONST 155
Get an overview of green building programs and certifications. Focus on managing LEED implementation on construction job sites.
