Registration - Santa Fe Community College

★ Introduction to Sustainable
Communities NEW!
Fee $20
WEDNESDAY, 6 to 8 p.m., March 7, 1 day.
Course #REC302 01/CRN 31264
Jessie Emerson
What is an eco-village Learn to finance and sustain
a community through ecological and spiritual
economics.
★ Our Environment and Our
Community NEW!
Fee $20
WEDNESDAY, 6 to 8 p.m., March 14, 1 day.
Course #REC303 01/CRN 31265
Jessie Emerson
This class will look at the natural history of the area,
the current health of the ecosystem, and what we
must do to restore and sustain the ecosystem.
Discover neighborhood and community team-building
strategies for how we plan, live, work and celebrate
together.
★ Sustainable Communities in Our Area
NEW!
Fee $89
SATURDAY, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., March 17, 1 day.
Course #REC304 01/CRN 31266
Jessie Emerson
This is a full-day field trip to several different types of
planned sustainable communities.
★ Assessment and Analysis of
Communities NEW!
Fee $20
WEDNESDAY, 6 to 8 p.m., March 28, 1 day.
Course #REC305 01/CRN 31267
Jessie Emerson
Students learn what makes a neighborhood sustainable
and empowered. Students explore Findhorn,
Auroville, Lama and other success stories. Make a
community sustainability assessment and make recommendations
based on that information. We write
our vision for living in harmony with each other and
our earth.
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
CERTIFICATE
★ SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SERIES
Fee $175
SATURDAY, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., February 3, 4 wks.
Course #SEN309 01/CRN 31231
Frank Curry
With the cost of fossil fuel energy rising, sustainable
energy technologies are receiving increasing attention
from government, industry and the public. A skilled
workforce is essential if sustainable energy technologies
are to grow and compete with older, more conventional
forms of energy. Students who sign up for
the series will gain a basic understanding of sustainable
energy technologies and challenges. The series
will provide information about basic skills and
requirements needed to begin working in the renewable
energy field. The program includes theory to
provide students with a context for the role sustainable
energies will play in the future and also practical
material as a foundation for more rigorous training
in system design. By signing up for the series, students
will save 20 percent off the cost of individual
classes.
★ Introduction to Energy
Fee $55
SATURDAY, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., February 3, 1 day.
Course #SEN310 01/CRN 31232
Frank Curry
Students are introduced to the history of energy technology
and energy terminology. Topics covered
include energy resources, resource quality, degredation,
economic usefulness of energy sources and basic
building science concepts. Definitions of power,
energy, BTU and kWh are also covered.
★ Renewable Energy I
Fee $55
SATURDAY, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., February 10, 1 day.
Course #SEN320 01/CRN 31233
Frank Curry
Students learn the fundamentals of energy system
design in this class. Determine energy loads and learn
about solar thermal technology and solar electric
technology. Students must take Introduction to
Energy before this course.
★ Renewable Energy II
Fee $55
SATURDAY, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., February 17, 1 day.
Course #SEN323 01/CRN 31234
Frank Curry
In this follow up to Renewable Energy I, students
learn about wind, biomass, geothermal and wave/
ocean technologies and compare the likenesses and
differences among the various alternatives. Students
must take Introduction to Energy before this class.
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CENTER FOR
COMMUNITY
SUSTAINABILITY
★ SERIES
Sustainable Energy
Series
Fee $175
SATURDAY, 9 a.m. to
4 p.m., February 3, 4 wks.
Course #SEN30901
CRN 31231
Frank Curry
• Introduction to Energy
• Renewable Energy I
• Renewable Energy II
• Sustainable Energy
Principles
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