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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
      -
      --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
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      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
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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
      --
      UC Berkeley
      Energy and Resources Group
      [email protected]
      (510) 642-1640
      --
      Stanford University
      Civil & Environmental Engineering: Atmosphere/Energy
      [email protected]
      (650) 723-6836
      --
      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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