1. Community Career Pathways
Gretchen E. Manning
Deputy Executive Officer
MA Community Colleges Executive Office
Sheila Harrity
Superintendent
Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School
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Massachusetts Sustainable
Communities & Campuses Conference
April 16, 2015
2. Culture of Sustainability
! โฏ Demonstrating Commitment & Modeling Values with Initiatives
such as:
! โฏ Campus Gardens
รผ๏ผโฏ Hands on experience for students to have for programs and training (agriculture,
culinary arts, etc.)
รผ๏ผโฏ Providing healthy & local food options to students and the community (food banks)
รผ๏ผโฏ Interaction with business and industry
! โฏ Wind Turbines - Mt. Wachusett Community College
! โฏ Solar Panels
! โฏ Geothermal Heating Systems
! โฏ LEED & Energy Star Certified facilities
! โฏ Partnership for Collaboration & Efficiencies (PACE)
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Massasoitโs Community Garden
is an edible garden that:
รผ๏ผโฏ Provides hands-on learning &
practical application
รผ๏ผโฏ Demonstrates food can be grown
in an urban setting (Brockton Campus)
รผ๏ผโฏ Makes fruits & Veggies available to
school programs such as culinary
program, as well as community
food banks
รผ๏ผโฏ Impetus for research projects on
native pollinators for students in
STEM field classes.
5. Mt. Wachusett Community Collegeโs Wind Turbines
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6. โขโฏ Clean Water
Technology
โขโฏ Coastal Zone
Management
โขโฏ Energy Management
โขโฏ Environmental
Science Field
Technician
โขโฏ Environmental
Science
โขโฏ Environmental
Studies
โขโฏ Environmental
Technology
โขโฏ Farm & Food Systems
โขโฏ Geographic Info
Systems
โขโฏ Global Leadership
โขโฏ Green Building
Technology
Sustainable Degree & Certificate Programs
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โขโฏ Green Energy
Design & Building
โขโฏ Marine Technology
โขโฏ Marine Trades
โขโฏ Natural Resources
โขโฏ Pre-Forestry &
Environmental
Landscaping
โขโฏ Photovoltaic
Technology
โขโฏ Renewable Energy/
Energy Efficiency
โขโฏ Site Assessment
โขโฏ Outdoor Leadership
โขโฏ Natural Science
Massachusetts Community
Colleges offer degree and certificate
programs in sustainable fields;
adding new programs each year.
Programs focus on growing in-
demand fields, as well as regional
workforce needs in the
Commonwealth.
Visit
http://www.masscc.org/student-
resources/getting-started
for a sampling of degree and
certificate programs and to connect
to campuses and resources to advise
students.
7. Sustainable Offerings โ Academic / Credit Example
Greenfield Community College - new Sustainable Farming Skills course
(through U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Grant)
AGR 118 Course Description: An Introduction to sustainable farming skills and
methods. Students grow vegetable and row crops developing hands-on skills through
sustainable farming methods and techniques. Topics include land use planning and crop
layout, nutrient use and recycling, irrigation, composting, weed management and
vegetable and row crop planting, maintenance and harvesting for sustainable
agricultural systems.
This course is a part of our ENGAGE (Educational Networks for Growing an
Agricultural Economy) project. Our partners include six area high schools: Smith
Vocational School, Franklin County Technical School, Turners Falls High School, Mohawk
Trail Regional High School, Greenfield High School, and Four Rivers Charter School. Kyle
Bostrom, owner of Bostrom Farm in Greenfield, will teach the new 3-credit Introduction
to Sustainable Farming Skills course.
Greenfield Garden
8. Sustainable Non-Credit Certificates & Courses
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Clean Energies Corporate/ Organizational Sustainability
Manager
Energy Conservation Energy Efficiency
Energy Fundamentals Geothermal
Green Energy Design & Building Green Facilities Management
Green Project Management Introduction to Renewable Energy
LEED Photovoltaic Technology
Site Design & Energy Savings Solar
Solarium & Green House Technology Sustainable Design/Green building
Sustainable Energy Weatherization
Wind Energy Agriculture & Farming
The Community Colleges also offer a Non-Credit & Customized Training programs tailored
to the industries that are vital to the Commonwealthโs regional economies.
9. Sustainable Offerings โ Non-Credit Example
Roxbury Community College โ Solar Photovoltaic is a 13-week course
providing increased interactivity, inviting experienced Guest Lecturers from
various solar companies, and increasing utilization of the RCC solar
laboratory for hands-on interaction with RCCโs rooftop solar panels.
The last week of the course is reserved for resume writing, and discussions
of various solar work environments. All resumes are deposited into the Clean
Energy Internship Portal (MassCEC). Students are also introduced to
Internship symposiums with:
ร๏โฏ The MassCEC Clean Energy Symposium
ร๏โฏ The Women in Clean Energy
ร๏โฏ 2015 Student Clean Energy Symposium
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10. CREATING EDUCATION & CAREER PATHWAYS
Massachusetts Community Colleges collectively provide pathways to
sustainable careers through statewide articulation agreements with the
Commonwealthโs Vocational Technical High Schools.
รผ๏ผโฏ Currently 14 Agreements where high school students can earn college
course credits through completion of their vocational high school program.
รผ๏ผโฏ Agreements exist in areas such as culinary arts, hospitality,
manufacturing, information technology, and carpentry to name a few.
รผ๏ผโฏ Additional pathways will be established in the 2015-2016 academic year.
รผ๏ผโฏ Visit http://www.masscc.org/articulation
11. Community Career Pathways
Gretchen E. Manning
Deputy Executive Officer
MA Community Colleges Executive Office
Sheila Harrity
Superintendent
Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School
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Massachusetts Sustainable
Communities & Campuses Conference
April 16, 2015