North Carolina Community College to offer associate degree program in biofuels

In North Carolina, Central Carolina Community College will offer a two-year, biofuels associate degree program. The Alternative Energy Technology: Biofuels program and related certificates will commence in fall 2008. Courses will include biofuels analytics, biofuels waste management, renewable energy technology, chemistry, electrical control systems, welding, bioprocessing practices, and small business development.

The College worked with the North Carolina Biofuels Center to develop the courses. workforce-training needs, according to Andrew McMahan, CCCC biofuels coordinator. The college has offered biofuels classes since 2002. and has received more than $300,000 in grants to expand the biofuels curriculum. The College will house the program in a new 18,000-square-foot Sustainable Technologies Classroom and Lab Building scheduled for completion by fall 2009. completion by fall 2009.

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