Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 78.00
Liaison Katie Maynard
Submission Date Feb. 29, 2024

STARS v2.2

University of California, Santa Barbara
EN-12: Continuing Education

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.53 / 5.00 Jewel Persad
Sustainability Manager
Administration
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Part 1 . Continuing education courses in sustainability

Total number of continuing education courses offered:
6,641

Number of continuing education courses that are sustainability course offerings:
339

Percentage of continuing education courses that are sustainability course offerings:
5.10

Course Inventory 

A copy of the institution’s inventory of its continuing education sustainability course offerings and descriptions:
Institution’s inventory of its continuing education sustainability course offerings and descriptions:
Our campus has a program called Open University which allows community members to take classes offered at the University without formally being admitted to campus. Therefore all courses at the institution have been included in the denominator.

https://professional.ucsb.edu/open-university

Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:
Three

Part 2. Sustainability-focused certificate program

Does the institution have at least one sustainability-focused certificate program through its continuing education or extension department?:
Yes

A brief description of the certificate program(s):
Climate Stewards Certification Program
Graduates of the Community Environmental Council's Climate Stewards certification program are equipped to play an active role in their community to advance rapid and equitable solutions to the climate crisis – and make a positive impact throughout the Central Coast.
The course was developed by and is presented in partnership with the UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s continuing education courses and programs in sustainability is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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