The affordable, high-quality programs offered through the Center for Energy Efficiency and the Trades (CEET) expertly train untapped and diverse talent for well-paying roles in sustainability areas where hiring demand far outstrips supply, including: solar and wind energy technology; electric and autonomous vehicle technology; heat pump technology; green building technology; electric power generation technology; and much more.
Programs offered through this Center provide a pathway to economic security for our students and their families and we are proud to be helping to build the diverse pool of talented workers needed for the City of Boston to meet its goal to become carbon-neutral by 2050.
The college has collaborated with industry leaders, including Browning the Green Space, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, Vineyard Wind, and Boston’s Green Ribbon Commission to connect our students with financial and academic resources, internships, and job opportunities.
 Dr. Nikhil SatyalaExecutive Director Center for Energy Efficiency and the Trades nsatyala@franklincummings.edu See full bio |
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Current CEET Programs
Energy Efficiency Training Specialty: Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
Automotive Technology (Certificate) – credits from this program can be “stacked” toward the AS in Automotive Technology.
Automotive Technology (Associate Degree)
- Automotive Technology/Electric Vehicle Technology Concentration (Associate Degree)
Energy Efficiency Training Specialty: Green Building Practices
Construction Management (Associate Degree)
Energy Efficiency Training Specialty: Power Engineering
Electrical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) ABET accredited
Energy Efficiency Training Specialties: Renewable Energy Technology (solar and wind power technology), Green Building Practices, and Autonomous Vehicles
CAD/SolidWorks Drafting (Certificate)
CNC Machining (Certificate) – credits from this program can be “stacked” toward the AS in Engineering Technology – Advanced Manufacturing and Automation Technology
Industrial Electronics Technology (Certificate) – credits from this program can be “stacked” toward the AS in Engineering Technology – Mechatronics Technology
Engineering Technology (Associate Degree)
- Engineering Technology/Manufacturing and Automation Technology concentration (Associate Degree)
- Engineering Technology/Building Energy Management concentration (Associate Degree)
- Engineering Technology/Mechatronics Technology concentration (Associate Degree)
- Engineering Technology/Renewable Energy Technology concentration (Associate Degree)
Energy Efficiency Training Specialty: Energy Efficient Heat Pumps
HVAC&R Technology (Certificate)
Energy Efficiency Training Specialty: Electric Machines
Practical Electricity (Certificate)
- Majors and Concentrations
- Automotive Technology – Certificate/AS
- Biotechnology – AS
- Building Energy Management – AS Concentration
- Business Management – BS
- CAD Drafting – Certificate
- CNC Machining – Certificate/AS Pathway
- Computer Information Technology – AS
- Construction Management – AS
- Cybersecurity – AS Concentration
- Electric Vehicle Technology – AS Concentration
- Electrical Engineering – BS
- Engineering Technology – AS
- General Education Core
- HVAC&R Technology – Certificate
- Industrial Electronics Technology – Certificate/AS Pathway
- Manufacturing and Automation Technology – AS Concentration
- Mechatronics Technology – AS Concentration
- Network and Systems Support – Certificate/AS Pathway
- Opticianry – AS
- Practical Electricity – Certificate
- Renewable Energy Technology – AS Concentration
- Software Development – Certificate/AS Pathway
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