Beginning in January 2010 students at College of the Siskiyous will be able to earn Associate of Science degrees and certificates through the new Environmental Resources Technology program.
is one of three that is well funded, well designed, and ready to train interested students.
Program registration for competitive spring 2010 classes will begin Nov. 2. Spring semester classes will begin Jan. 11.
“For the first time in many years, Siskiyou County has the opportunity to train its sons and daughters, and all interested locals, for a growing sector of jobs that will enable people to stay and thrive here,” says Jeff Cummings, program visionary and Dean of Career and Technical Education at COS. “These cutting-edge courses provide initial training that will lead to good jobs, comprehensive understanding, and real solutions to our resource issues. We know that there will be work available in the future and that resource issues are not going away. This training is essential to meet our serious economic challenges and an opportunity for program graduates to be successful on many levels for years to come.”
COS, through a competitive statewide selection process, was awarded SB70 grant funding from the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office to design and provide the Environmental Resources Program.
“We are proud of our success and are in the middle of a three-year startup phase of getting these programs up and rolling well,” says COS president Randy Lawrence. “We are trying new approaches, learning as we go, listening to the needs of our students and community, making adjustments, and working hard to deliver the best possible courses. Our young people and community members will have the skills, knowledge and awareness needed to be successful. The program has appreciated and is benefitting greatly from having positive forward thinking and candid feedback from volunteer advisory committee members from all sectors of our community, including educators, timber industries, leaders and policy representatives, power companies, small businesses, and non-profit natural resource management, restoration, and educational groups.”
The new ERRT program courses include: Introduction to Environmental Resources, Dendrology (the study of trees), Introduction to Field Studies and Forest Ecology.
The Program trains students to be Environmental Resources Technicians. Students learn to identify merchantable species and associated understory for west coast coniferous forests, navigate in wildland environments using a compass, topographic map, aerial photos and GPS, and collect data for wildlife, stream surveys, and other resource inventories for management and restoration.
Graduates of the program can expect career options with employers such as government resource agencies, local private forestry companies and non-profit conservation and restoration organizations. The program also lays a foundation for students interested in four-year degrees specializing in resource management and environmental studies.
“All the rural forested communities across America are facing the same resource issues that we are here,” says Cummings. “I don’t know of any other community college program that is tackling the tough training issues with the great support of our community advisors as we have here. We are training students to see all sides of the issues, needs, and challenges facing industry, resource management, and conservation. Comprehensive training includes skills in communication and conflict resolution, along with all the technical skills needed to handle jobs on the ground. We are thrilled that we can now offer these valuable programs, and welcome all students to find out more, where to start, and how to register - for your future and ours.”
To learn more about the new Environmental Resources Technology program, which is one of three programs in the new Environmental Resources Program at COS, and to view spring course outlines, visit www.siskiyous.edu/cte/environmental/ or call Christy Cummings Dawson at 530-938-5305. You can also send e-mail to: cummingsc@siskiyous.edu.
To register online, visit http://www.siskiyous.edu/
registration.htm or call 530-938-5272 or email counselingservices@siskiyous.edu. The COS Weed Campus may be reached by calling toll-free 888-397-4339.
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Beginning in January 2010 students at College of the Siskiyous will be able to earn Associate of Science degrees and certificates through the new Environmental Resources Technology program.
is one of three that is well funded, well designed, and ready to train interested students.
Program registration for competitive spring 2010 classes will begin Nov. 2. Spring semester classes will begin Jan. 11.
“For the first time in many years, Siskiyou County has the opportunity to train its sons and daughters, and all interested locals, for a growing sector of jobs that will enable people to stay and thrive here,” says Jeff Cummings, program visionary and Dean of Career and Technical Education at COS. “These cutting-edge courses provide initial training that will lead to good jobs, comprehensive understanding, and real solutions to our resource issues. We know that there will be work available in the future and that resource issues are not going away. This training is essential to meet our serious economic challenges and an opportunity for program graduates to be successful on many levels for years to come.”
COS, through a competitive statewide selection process, was awarded SB70 grant funding from the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office to design and provide the Environmental Resources Program.
“We are proud of our success and are in the middle of a three-year startup phase of getting these programs up and rolling well,” says COS president Randy Lawrence. “We are trying new approaches, learning as we go, listening to the needs of our students and community, making adjustments, and working hard to deliver the best possible courses. Our young people and community members will have the skills, knowledge and awareness needed to be successful. The program has appreciated and is benefitting greatly from having positive forward thinking and candid feedback from volunteer advisory committee members from all sectors of our community, including educators, timber industries, leaders and policy representatives, power companies, small businesses, and non-profit natural resource management, restoration, and educational groups.”
The new ERRT program courses include: Introduction to Environmental Resources, Dendrology (the study of trees), Introduction to Field Studies and Forest Ecology.
The Program trains students to be Environmental Resources Technicians. Students learn to identify merchantable species and associated understory for west coast coniferous forests, navigate in wildland environments using a compass, topographic map, aerial photos and GPS, and collect data for wildlife, stream surveys, and other resource inventories for management and restoration.
Graduates of the program can expect career options with employers such as government resource agencies, local private forestry companies and non-profit conservation and restoration organizations. The program also lays a foundation for students interested in four-year degrees specializing in resource management and environmental studies.
“All the rural forested communities across America are facing the same resource issues that we are here,” says Cummings. “I don’t know of any other community college program that is tackling the tough training issues with the great support of our community advisors as we have here. We are training students to see all sides of the issues, needs, and challenges facing industry, resource management, and conservation. Comprehensive training includes skills in communication and conflict resolution, along with all the technical skills needed to handle jobs on the ground. We are thrilled that we can now offer these valuable programs, and welcome all students to find out more, where to start, and how to register - for your future and ours.”
To learn more about the new Environmental Resources Technology program, which is one of three programs in the new Environmental Resources Program at COS, and to view spring course outlines, visit www.siskiyous.edu/cte/environmental/ or call Christy Cummings Dawson at 530-938-5305. You can also send e-mail to: cummingsc@siskiyous.edu.
To register online, visit http://www.siskiyous.edu/
registration.htm or call 530-938-5272 or email counselingservices@siskiyous.edu. The COS Weed Campus may be reached by calling toll-free 888-397-4339.
