"Education and Collaboration"
 

The WWCC Water & Environmental Center focuses on collaboration and education for environmental and economic sustainability.  WEC facilitates regional and local partnership programs, provides community and K-12 education opportunities, and coordinates the WWCC Watershed Ecology degree program, campus sustainability and "Go Green Club" activities.

• Professional Technical Education
• Watershed Ecology Program offers a new degree in environmental restoration!
• Water Management Program offers two AAAS degrees, Irrigation Technology and Water Resources Technology 
• Water Conservation Endorsement (15 credits) focused on professional development.
• Short-courses and online classes.

• Community Events and Programs
• Special interest classes.
• Free community workshops and events focused on natural resource management and conservation.
• K-12 Hands-On Learning experiential environmental education programs.

The WEC cooperates with all interested parties to create an academic and community-based learning environment.  The WEC provides resources and links to other organizations both online and on campus, with spaces leased by local and state governmental agencies, local non-profit organizations, and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

On December 1 , 2010, the Water & Environmental Center was announced as a   winner of the 2010 Workforce and Economic Development Best Practices Award  by Gov. Gregoire.

For more information about the WEC please contact us by visiting the contact page on this site (driving directions can also be found on the Contact page).