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1. Community Colleges in Northern California

Many community colleges provide affordable opportunities to learn employable skills in the solar industry. A partial list of colleges, curricula and contacts follows:

City College of San Francisco
Solar Electric & Heating Training
Contact: Max Parsley

[email protected]

(415) 550-4409

College of San Mateo

Renewable Energy Electronics Technology
Contact: Irma Betancourt

[email protected]

(650) 574-6228

DeAnza College

Energy Management and Building Science

Solar Design and Installation Workshops
Contact: Bill Roeder

[email protected]

Diablo Valley College
Energy Systems Program
Contact: John W. Henry

[email protected]

(925) 969-2377

Laney College
Electrical & Electronics Technology Courses
Contact: Forough Hashemi

[email protected]

Ohlone College
Environmental Studies Department

Contact: Narinder Bansal

[email protected]

San Jose City College
Solar & Renewable Energy

Ebenezer Morikang

[email protected]

Skyline College
Solar Energy Technology
Contact: Admissions

[email protected]

(650) 738-4251

2. Professional Courses

Pacific Energy Center

Free Training Provided by PG&E

Contact: Pete Shoemaker

[email protected]

(415) 973-8850

Solar Living Institute

Solar Training and NABCEP Certification

[email protected]

(707) 472-2460

3. Workforce Training

These programs are usually grant-funded and can provide very low cost training for people who qualify.

Cleantech Institute

Training in Electric Vehicles, Photovoltaic Systems, and Nanotech

[email protected]

800-567-8184

Center for Employment Training

Green Building Construction Skills

HVAC Technician and Green Technology

Contact: fill out form on website

4. Master's Programs in Renewable Energy

Humboldt State University

Energy Technology and Policy (ETaP)

Contact: Arne Jacobson

[email protected]

(707)826-3184

UC Berkeley

Energy and Resources Group

[email protected]

(510) 642-1640

Stanford University

Civil & Environmental Engineering: Atmosphere/Energy

[email protected]

(650) 723-6836

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UC Davis

Energy Graduate Group

[email protected]

530-752-4909

5. Online Courses and Certifications

Solar Living Institute

Online Solar Training

[email protected]

(866) 423-6475

1. Community Colleges in Northern California

2. Professional Courses

3. Workforce Training

4. Master's Programs in Renewable Energy

5. Online Courses and Certifications

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