$3.5 Million Donated to Houston Community College For Energy Programs
on Oct 16, 2009 | Tagged in: going-green
Houston Community College (HCC) just received a $3.5 Million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, Education and Energy. This grant is intended to boost the renowned school's energy programs.
HCC plans to use the grant funds to create a network of industry, state, and educational partners who will explore solar installation training programs throughout Houston. This network will investigate its effectiveness and availability of these solar energy solutions.
This is an immense occasion for HCC, as out of the nine regions throughout the U.S. that received grants from the federal government, HCC received the largest portion. The school was also the only institute in Texas to receive a grant. Subsidized programs such as this may indicate a greener, cleaner Houston in the future.
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Source: Houston Business Journal