Sustaining a Green Workforce

Sustain

RRCC and the National Science Foundation are now offering GreenApp projects for students to help promote energy efficient careers!

Water Quality

Environmental Technology prepares technicians as operators and compliance technicians to help industries maintain the quality of water, air and soils.

Solar Power

Students learn how to make a difference by having a
hands-on experience.
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Solar Power

Renewable energy Technicians are employed as installers and maintenance workers in Solar Photovoltaic. Solar Thermal and Wind Energy.

Wind Power

Environmental Technology prepares technicians as operators and compliance technicians to help industries maintain the quality of water, air and soils.

Wind Power

Going 'green' can no longer be relegated to the movement of a few. Wind power is an alternative to fossil fuels, the conversion of wind energy to make electricity.

Water Power

Energy Auditors conduct analyses of structures to measure energy and water usage and then make recommendations for energy savings.

Water Power

Employees in Energy Maintenance perform troubleshooting, repair, maintenance and enhancements for automated product or energy production equipment with awareness and emphasis on maintaining standards and maximization of equipment and facility efficiencies.

Now Is the Time to Prepare For A Green Energy Career!

Red Rocks Community College has made a commitment to the national challenge of creating and
sustaining a green workforce. In conjunction with our partners, the National Science Foundation,
Colorado School of Mines, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and Jefferson County Schools,
we have created a two-prong approach to this task.

First, we have created degree and certificate programs in Renewable Energy (Solar Photovoltaic, Solar
Thermal, and Wind Energy Technology), Energy and Industrial Maintenance, Energy Operations and
Process Technology, Environmental Technology, Water Quality Management, and Energy Audit. Please
view Green Careers to learn more.

Secondly, as educators we know that no matter where our students go after they attend college, the
issues of Energy, Environmental Stewardship, and Renewable Resources will face them. We realize
these issues will affect how productive they can be on the job or at home. Therefore, we have made the commitment to teach these issues across the curriculum. Go to GreenApps to see projects and lesson plans.

Take a look at our green videos and applications below:

NEW: A real-time display, provided by eGauge, of the energy output of the solar arrays at RRCC

Support for this work was provided by; the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program under Award No. 0903055. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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