Free Online SMC Sustainability Certificates & Courses
Sustainability Classes and Certificates for your current career or to help you onto a new green path.
Santa Monica College delivers high quality, relevant education, and training designed to give you the skills to be part of the solution: Classes start August 26th. Currently, most classes are now online, for your convenience.
Free Online Sustainability Certificates at Santa Monica College.
This Fall, SMC is excited to offer their free Noncredit Sustainability certificate: Sustainability Services Technician. All sections are Flexible and will be taught primarily through Canvas and other learning platforms that are flexible to your schedule. The Sustainability Services Technician certificate of accomplishment will provide you with an introduction to careers in clean technology to help prepare you for careers such as recycling coordinator, waste management technician, resource recovery assistant, environmental assessor, sales & operations and management assistant.
When you register for Noncredit classes you gain access to academic and career counseling. Upon completion you will be connected to JVS West Los Angeles Work Source to receive assistance looking for jobs in the field and will be invited to participate in SMC’s graduation. For more information call 310-434-3399 or email [email protected].
New Sustainability Classes (for credit)
BUS 7: Introduction to Sustainability in Business
BUS 7B: Business Sustainability Reporting (fall 2022)
BUS 7C: Corporate Sustainability Strategies in Business
BUS 7D Business Strategies and Social Sustainability (spring 2023)
BIO 10: Applied Ecology and Conservation Biology
ECON 4: Environmental Economics
IARC 55: Sustainable Design (interior architecture)
Recycling & Resource Management
Designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the sustainable materials management practices, this program equips students with the knowledge and skills needed to address the challenges of waste reduction, recycling and environmental sustainability.
OFFERED COURSES
RRM 1: Introduction to Recycling Resource Management
RRM 2: Culture and Zero Waste
RRM 3: Resource Management and Zero Waste for Communities
RRM 4: Resource Management and Zero Waste in Business
