Sustainability is a long term approach to finding better ways for people to live in our natural environment. This includes protecting the systems that are essential to human survival like clear air and water, healthy soil, and a stable climate. Sustainability calls for systems thinking and acknowledging the connections between the economy, the environment and social responsibility.

The goal of sustainability education is to build a trained workforce with the social, scientific, economic, and ecological literacy, creative problem-solving skills, and commitment necessary to protect and sustain our environment.

Explore your options to get a “Green” education from one of higher education’s leaders in sustainability:

Graduate Degrees

When you earn your graduate degree from Colorado State University online, you learn the same content from the same faculty who teach on-campus. You earn an accredited degree and your Colorado State University diploma has no indication of how you took your courses.

Water Resources

Colorado State University faculty are the foremost authorities on water resources in Colorado.

Graduate Certificates

Credit certificates allow you to earn accredited University credit and gain a credential without the full commitment of a degree program. Certificate programs are shorter, focus on the core subject matter, and do not require admission.

Professional Development Programs

Professional development programs provide hands-on training from industry experts who will help you develop real-world skills for immediate, on-the-job application. We'll help you succeed and stay marketable with programs that address innovations in sustainability and the environment.

Why CSU?

  • » CSU is a Carnegie Community Engagement University.
  • » CSU was recently named as one of "America's Best Colleges" by U.S. News.
  • » CSU is internationally known for its research developing clean energy solutions. This includes programs in alternative fuels, clean engines, photovoltaics, "smart" grid technology, wind engineering, water resources, and satellite-based atmospheric monitoring and tracking systems.
  • » CSU was named one of the nation's greenest universities by Newsweek's "Kaplan's How to Get into College Guide."
  • » CSU spinoff Abound Solar, formerly known as AVA Solar and selected by Business Week as one of the most successful start-up companies for 2008, provides low-cost solar panels around the globe.
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  • » The first American academic program in engineering was launched at CSU in 1886, laying the groundwork for the University's modern College of Engineering, which leads many of CSU's groundbreaking green research activities.
  • » CSU's Institute for the Built Environment (IBE) coordinated the LEED Certification for Poudre School District's Fossil Ridge High School, the first school in Colorado to obtain the US. Green Building Council's widely recognized rating.