Southern California Edison Announces $1 Million Green Jobs Education Initiative
Rosemead, CA, January 12, 2010 - Southern California Edison (SCE) has 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.
"The Green Jobs Education Initiative holds the triple crown in our philanthropic portfolio. It will support education programs for college students, encourage environmental sustainability efforts and prepare skilled employees for the growing green jobs workforce," said SCE President John R. Fielder. "It also has the additional economic benefit of supporting students and colleges facing crippling financial pressures."
SCE will provide $100,000 to each of 10 selected colleges. Each college can then invest these funds in the California Community College Scholarship Endowment to receive an additional $50,000 match from the endowment’s lead benefactor, The Bernard Osher Foundation. As a result, this match to SCE’s gift will total $500,000 and be put to work supporting community college students in need across the state.
The 10 community colleges selected for Green Job Education Initiative funding are:
Cerritos College, Norwalk
Cerro Coso Community College, Ridgecrest
El Camino College, Torrance
Golden West College, Huntington Beach
Long Beach City College, Long Beach
Los Angeles Southwest College, Los Angeles
Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, Los Angeles
Rio Hondo College, Whittier
San Bernardino Valley College, San Bernardino
Ventura College, Ventura
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