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Southern California Edison (SCE) recently launched a $1 million Green
Jobs Education Initiative to fund sustainable or "green" education and job
training at 10 California community colleges, solidifying a commitment to
its core philanthropic priorities – education and the environment. Ten
colleges were selected to receive $100,000 each from SCE including Cerro
Coso Community College. Cerro Coso Community College will invest these
funds in the California Community College Scholarship Endowment to be
matched by an additional $50,000 from the endowment's lead benefactor, The
Bernard Osher Foundation.
Deborah Hess, local Public Affairs for SCE presented the $100,000 check to
Cerro Coso president, Dr. Mary Retterer; Valerie Karnes, Dean of Technical
Education and instructor/ department chair of the Industrial Arts Program,
Larry Board. "This gift, plus the matching funds from the Endowment,
will enable Cerro Coso to award a minimum of seven scholarships annually in
perpetuity for students training for careers in Renewable Energy Technology.
It will be a huge advantage to our students and to the local employers"
stated Dr. Mary Retterer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Natalie Dorrell, Public Information (760) 384-6260