Located in Oregon, Portland Community College offers an electronic engineering technology associate degree with a renewable energy systems option. Students learn how to install and repair renewable energy systems involving wind power, solar energy and fuel cell power. Courses in the program include industrial control systems, microcontroller systems, electrical power, electrical circuit analysis and digital systems. Graduates of the program have the option of transferring their credits to an electronic engineering bachelor's degree program at a four-year college or university.
Students at the University of Massachusetts interested in pursuing a career in construction can pursue an online building and construction technology program with a focus on green building. The curriculum includes courses in sustainable building, energy-efficient housing, green building and indoor environmental quality, and sustainable sites for green building. The purpose of the program is to prepare graduates to construct buildings that reverse global warming through the reduction of waste and pollution. The online program requires that students have a computer and high-speed Internet connection.
Pennsylvania College of Technology offers a Bachelor of Science in Building Science and Sustainable Design. Opportunities are available for students to pursue options involving architectural technology; heating, air conditioning and ventilation; electrical technology; business management; and information technology. Students take core courses involving green technology that include sustainable rating systems, renewable energy technologies, sustainable sites, sustainable materials and physics with technological applications.
The Green College Initiative at the Los Angeles Trade-Technical College offers an associate degree in water technology with an emphasis in water purification. Students in the program learn to implement green technology into the design of water systems, pumps and water purification devices. The program teaches students through academic coursework and laboratory work, and courses include water purification, wastewater operations, and waste and water mathematics.