Energy Management is a growing technical industry. If you’re interested in working in a technical field that will shape our environmental future, then look no further than Lane’s Energy Management program! As the first program of its kind in the United States, Lane's Energy Management Program has a proven history of successfully providing training for professional technicians to immediately contribute to energy, water, and related cost savings in their communities.
Do you want to work in an ever changing and rewarding field? Make a difference in your community? Elevate your technical and mechanical skills? Lane’s Energy Management Program could be right for you! If you’re looking to start your career, our degree option will provide you with the skills, training, and foundational education you need. If you already have a degree, our one-year certificate can help you transition into the exciting field of energy management.
As an Energy Management professional, you’ll strategically evaluate energy use, providing solutions to energy usage problems and helping energy users save valuable dollars. In large commercial facilities, that means looking at the energy consumed by motors, HVAC systems, lighting, and even how people engage with their work environment. Buildings and their systems require problem solvers who enjoy digging through metrics, investigating how mechanical systems work, and measuring energy and water use.
Whether you’re interested in earning the full associate's degree or going for the certificate, when you are ready to get started, just apply! Our Admissions office will guide you through the steps to enroll and get you started. To learn more or if you have additional questions please contact Roger Ebbage at 541-463-6160 or ebbager@lanecc.edu.
Through our online classes , you’ll learn to:
- Evaluate energy use patterns of residential and commercial buildings
- Recommend energy efficiency solutions for high energy consuming buildings
- Understand the interaction between energy consuming building systems and based on that understanding, make energy consumption recommendations
- Produce energy evaluation technical reports and make presentations leading to project implementation
- Develop and evaluate inferences and predictions that are based on collected data.
- Read and analyze building blueprints including floor, mechanical, and electrical plans
- Use problem-solving techniques & math to transform concepts into energy related projects
Lane offers students the best of both worlds: a wide variety of courses to choose from and small class sizes. You’ll never take a class with more than 40 students, and most of your Energy Management courses will have just 15-20 students. Your classes will always be taught by an instructor with professional experience, and not a grad student. Program instructors and staff use that extensive experience and their industry and alumni relationships to ensure your classes connect you to the real world. Program staff are always there to assist with whatever your needs may be.
The faculty and advisors for the program can help you meet your career goals. They can answer any program specific questions you might have, and help you find opportunities outside of the classroom. Advisors will help you schedule your classes and plan for the future. You’ll work with them to create a term by term planner that meets your needs and goals to ensure you complete your degree. And if you’re planning on transferring to a four-year school they can help you take the classes you need to count towards your bachelor's degree.
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Employers are interested in more than just your degree. It’s important that you’re able to show that you have relevant, real world work experience, which is why many of your courses will include fieldwork mentorships. You’ll use the knowledge you’ve gained in the classroom to help you succeed in hands-on training opportunities at one of our partner organizations throughout the Western United States. Partners have included energy service departments at public utilities like EWEB, EPUD, Lane Electric, Salem Electric Central Oregon Coop, Ashland Electric and many others. You’ll also have the opportunity to complete internships through our Cooperative Education department, which partners with local and regional businesses and organizations to provide internships. Lane will work with utilities in your geographic area to provide you with opportunities no matter where you live.
Wondering how you’re going to pay for your degree? In addition to traditional financial aid options, there are scholarships available just for students in the energy management program!
Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) Scholarship
If you live or work in a public utility service territory, are a declared Energy Management Program student, and are enrolled in Energy Core (NRG) classes, you qualify for the Bonneville Environmental Foundation scholarship!
DEED Funding for Students
American Public Power Association Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency Developments (DEED) offers several opportunities, including scholarships for education, internships, and conference travel. A DEED member utility must sponsor your scholarship. Learn more about scholarship options on DEED’s website.
Lane’s main campus is tucked into the foothills of the Oregon Cascades, providing a stunning landscape for your education. With incredible resources on campus like advising, tutoring services, the library, First Year Experience and so many more, you have the opportunity to make the most out of your degree. Lane also offers student housing at Titan Court in downtown Eugene, next to our Mary Spilde Center. Ready to learn more? Schedule a campus tour to explore our beautiful campus and amazing facilities.