Energy Education in the US Shirley Vincent National Energy Education Summit January 26 th 2015

NCSEonline.org Council of Environmental Deans and Directors (CEDD) Council of Energy Research and Education Leaders (CEREL) Community College Affiliate Program (CCAP)

Censuses 2010 – IE programs 4-year colleges and universities 2013 – IESE degree programs 4-year colleges and universities 2014 – IESE degree programs community colleges 2014 – IESE institutes and centers at research universities Surveys of program leaders 2010 – IE degree-granting programs 2013 – IESE degree-granting programs 2014 – IESE institutes and centers Literature Review and Analysis 2015 – learning outcomes and assessment, relationship to STEM

2012 Census of Academic Programs 8% of colleges and universities, 28% land grant, mostly public research universities 37 Degree programs - 49% undergrad, 32% master’s, 19% doctorate Energy science and technology Alternative energy Energy policy 164 Specializations – 43% undergrad, 47% master’s, 10% doctorate Half in engineering and technology fields (almost all the graduate degrees) Environmental fields Business administration 58 Minors – 91% undergrad Sustainability, environment, climate Alternative energy Engineering and technology Business administration 51 Certificates – 55% graduate, 16% professional continuing education

2013 Survey of Academic Programs 9 schools, 12 degrees (36% programs, 32% degrees) Carnegie Mellon Creighton University Michigan Technical University Syracuse University University of Delaware University of Michigan, Flint University of Pennsylvania University of Rochester University of Wyoming 7 undergraduate, 3 MS, 2 PhD All established % of survey sample

Sustainability Solutions Emphasis BA Sustainable Energy BS Energy Science MS Energy Science, Technology and Policy Master of Energy and Environmental Policy PhD Energy and Environmental Policy Natural Systems Emphasis BS Energy Resource Science BA/BS Integrated Program in Energy Research MS Alternative Energy (Chemical Engineering) Societal Systems Emphasis BA Energy and its Impacts BS Energy and Environmental Policy BS Energy and Sustainable Systems

2014 Institutes and Centers Census & Survey 294 primary focus on energy and climate change (72 in survey sample) 160 broad focus on environment/sustainability (57 in survey sample) 819 other categories: natural systems, societal systems, human- wellbeing, technology and informatics, built environment Broad focus and energy/climate change more likely to be institutes at the primary university level (directors report to top administration) About a third administer academic programs 59% of activities focused on research, 25% education, 15% outreach/continuing education, 12% campus sustainability, 33% other (commercialization, technical services, etc.)

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