18385640:FB2013_(105)
7/13/2013
12:22 AM
Page 105
education
By Megan Thornton
Staff / Kelly J. Huff
ECO-FRIENDLY
EDUCATION
Chattahoochee Tech programs offer lessons in sustainability he largest technical college in Georgia is looking a little greener these days. Chattahoochee Technical College, which has campuses in Cobb and five other surrounding counties, is focusing on sustainability in terms of jobs, education and the economy. Over the past year, the college has introduced new programs aimed at protecting resources through new industry practices.
T
Taught at the North Metro campus on South Cobb Drive, the environmental technology program prepares graduates for careers in both the public and private sectors with course studies in biology, chemistry and industrial safety and environmentally-specific classes. Instructor Bejie Herrin said students are eager to learn more about the issues associated with the field. “They are finding that the subject is
Above: Sidney Chandler of Acworth, Tyler Day of Powder Springs and Harrison Smith of Marietta follow along as their teacher, Chattahoochee Technical College Alternative Fuels class instructor Carl Mustari, explains a electrical wiring harness inside the engine compartment of a 2008 Prius. COBB FACTBOOK 2013/14 105