Go Green at Green River Community College
August 2008
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Did you
know that you can study at Green River and protect our
planet at the same time by enrolling in one of Green River's
environmentally friendly programs?
Green River offers
transfer degrees in :
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Engineering: Green
River's engineering program prepares students for
transfer into areas such as:
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Civil engineering
- Design, construct and maintain the physical
and naturally built environment, including bridges,
roads, canals, dams and buildings.
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Environmental
engineering - Improve the environment by working
on ways to create healthier water, air and land.
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Environmental Science
- Environmental Science is about understanding the
relationships among organisms (people as well as the
other inhabitants) and our shared environment.
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Geographic Information
Systems - Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
are software applications designed to support
decision-making, site-selection, spatial analysis, and
cartography (map making). This technology is widely used
by industry and government to support applications such
as urban growth management, natural
resources/conservation and utilities management.
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Natural Resources -
GRCC's Natural Resources program prepares students
for employment in forestry, water quality, or park
management. Students have the opportunity to work with
both instructors and natural resources professionals in
the field like foresters and park managers. The award
winning faculty are experienced in all facets of natural
resources, forestry, water quality and park management.
Green River's A.A.S. degree with a Natural Resources
option, will give you an edge on transferring to a
university.
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Natural Resources
GIS Program - This degree program prepares
graduates to work outside collecting data using
electronic equipment such as GPS (Global Positioning
Systems) or ArcPad, laser range-finders, and
data-loggers. They also work inside at a computer,
downloading the data collected into databases to
produce Geographic Information systems (GIS)
computer-generated maps for public and private
entities.
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