Northern Maine Community College is partnering with local businesses on a new suite of courses intended to prepare students for work in the emerging green workforce.

A new solar energy installation at Arizona Western College will provide nearly all of daytime electricity on campus.

Butte College in California expects to capture enough energy through its solar energy system to fuel its needs and sell some for use in the community.

Understanding the challenges and risks associated with renewable projects can help colleges make better decisions and reap the rewards that such projects offer.

A commitment to green job training can help foster climate change and alter energy and transportation choices while creating economic opportunities.

Tips on making a business case for a high-performance building approach for the next building project at your college.

In some communities, colleges have done their part in training new solar technicians, only to find that jobs are not there for students because of a lack of regulatory incentives and consumer priorities.

NEW ORLEANS — Implementing a sustainability agenda might be easier for community colleges through statewide collaborations.

The American Association of Community Colleges has received a $1.3 million grant from the Kresge Foundation to expand green job training opportunities and innovations.

Taylor Coleman is thrilled about his job in the wind technology industry after earning an associate degree from Mesalands Community College in New Mexico.

Officials are still uncertain whether green economy jobs will be there when students complete their education and training.

Community colleges across the country have reported waves of student environmentalists committed to “greening” their campuses through student-faculty partnerships, environmental clubs, honor-society projects, and other means.

The emerging green economy will create not just jobs, but—if done right—career opportunities across the U.S. as green manufacturing, green products and green services fuel demand for workers at all skill levels.

Jobs for the Future and the National Wildlife Federation are collaborating in the Greenforce Initiative, a two-year project to spur green-jobs education, innovation, and training on community college campuses.

Veteran actor and community college alumnus Ed Begley, Jr., gives kudos to two-year college efforts to prepare the U.S. workforce for the green economy.