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1. Community Colleges
2. Professional Courses
3. Workforce Training
4. Master's in Renewable Energy
5. Online Courses

 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
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College of San Mateo
Renewable Energy Electronics Technology
Contact: Irma Betancourt
[email protected]
(650) 574-6228
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DeAnza College
Energy Management and Building Science
Solar Design and Installation Workshops
Contact: Bill Roeder 
[email protected]
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Diablo Valley College
Energy Systems Program
Contact: John W. Henry
[email protected]
(925) 969-2377
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Laney College
Electrical & Electronics Technology Courses
Contact: Forough Hashemi
[email protected]
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Ohlone College
Environmental Studies Department
Contact: Narinder Bansal
[email protected]
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San Jose City College
Solar & Renewable Energy
Ebenezer Morikang
[email protected]
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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
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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
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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
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UC Berkeley
Energy and Resources Group
[email protected]
(510) 642-1640
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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

Please send suggestions for courses and content to [email protected]
 
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