Danville Area Community College (DACC) created its Wind Energy Technician program in 2009 to help fill a need created by the burgeoning wind industry. Combining the conceptual material with hands-on […]
You may know about construction, but what about deconstruction? A new certificate program at Illinois Central College, funded by a U.S. Department of Labor grant, teaches students what materials to […]
KCC is one of the first schools to offer an important new 6 credit hour, online Sustainable Resource Management (SRM) Certificate program. Graduates will be eligible to take the new […]
Lewis and Clark Community College coordinated and implemented the ISTC Water Audit Training project. With 30 staff and faculty members from many colleges in attendance, they demonstrated how to conduct […]
Sustainable design within architecture and construction is the focus of two new certificate programs at Rend Lake College. The Green Facilities Management (GFM) and Sustainable Design Green Building (SDGB) certificates […]
Five Illinois community colleges are installing almost 900 energy-efficient outdoor lights this spring with the help of a grant arranged through the Illinois Green Economy Network. They will receive more […]
At John A. Logan College, students interested in sustainable energy have a lot more options as a result of the IGEN Career Pathways grant. The school developed two new certificate […]
The Biofuels Manufacturing (BFM) Technology AAS degree at Carl Sandburg College provides students with a challenging curriculum and a comprehensive introduction to the fast growing field of biofuels manufacturing. The […]
Heartland Community College has been able to expand its heating, ventilation, and air conditioning program, thanks to a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor. It added geothermal and solar […]
Deb Figura is currently the part-time horticulturist with the College of Lake County (CLC) Horticulture Department. She is also one of the program’s graduates, having had earned her A.A.S. in […]