Tag: green jobs

The Community College Climate Summit, cohosted by the Chancellor's office and the Foundation for California Community Colleges, convened community college and climate leaders to discuss workforce development, curriculum integration, community engagement, and campus sustainability. Read about key takeaways in this blog post.

At a Climate Week NYC event, speakers from community colleges and environmental groups explored how community college program offerings are essential to transforming the future of our infrastructure, energy, and agricultural systems. 

Learn about a new data tool that shows the demand for workers in high-opportunity occupations that are being impacted by efforts to improve sustainability and efficiency, and the role community colleges play in preparing students for these jobs in this blog post.

A recent CCRC webinar explored how community colleges can meet the growing workforce demands of evolving advanced infrastructure, energy, and agriculture industries. A recording of the webinar is available in this blog post.

More community colleges are incorporating themes of sustainability into their general education courses. Learn how an environmental biology course at Mesa Community College in Arizona is incorporating themes of climate action to encourage students to engage with complex, real-world issues in this blog post.