Kaplan releases new college guide 2009 featuring 25 green colleges and 10 hot green careers – Book Provides Roadmap for Students Interested in Sustainability
“Our guide is designed to help students get into schools and prepare for careers that will enable them to make a meaningful and positive impact on our planet,” said Jason Palmer, contributing editor to the Kaplan College Guide 2009. “We’re offering objective information to students who want to be better global citizens – not just today, but throughout their lives.”
Kaplan College Guide 2009, (Kaplan Publishing; August, 2008; $21; Paperback) will be available in August at neighborhood and online booksellers, or by calling 800-245-BOOK.
The 25 green schools (alpha order) are:
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Bates College, Lewiston, ME
Berea College, Berea, KY
Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME
Carleton College, Northfield, MN
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, ME
Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA
Duke University, Durham, NC
Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT
Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Penn State University, University Park, PA
Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA
Tufts University, Medford, MA
University of California, UC system
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Yale University, New Haven, CT
The 10 hot green careers are:
Environmental conservation
Environmental design
Environmental engineering
Environmental science
Geothermal development
Green interior design
Hydrology
Organic agriculture
Solar energy engineering
Transportation systems planning
http://www.kaptest.com/oneoff/collegeguide.jhtml
I’ll admit, I’m a little hurt that Huxley College of the Environment at WWU is not on the list. But maybe it’s better to keep my alma mater a secret of the PNW…
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