This page provides a list of U.S. and Canadian community colleges offering initiatives in peace, conflict and related areas. The types of efforts vary and include degree programs, certificates, community programs, and annual events. Besides the schools listed below, it is estimated that over 100 U.S. and Canadian community colleges offer courses in peace and conflict related areas. Often these courses are part of social science (political science, sociology, psychology, etc.) and humanities (philosophy, history, English, etc.) programs. If your program or initiative is not listed here, and you feel it should be, contact me at davidjsmith@fulbrightmail.org.
These resources are recommended if you are a community college exploring conflict, peace and related areas:
- Manual for Community Colleges Developing Programs in Peace and Conf…(Creducation.org)
- Peacebuilding in Community Colleges: A Teaching Resource(USIP Press, 2013)
- Annual National Community College Peacebuilding Seminar(held in October every year at Northern Virginia Community College)
British Columbia
- Castlegar, Selkirk College, Peace Studies; Unarmed Civilian Peacekeeping; Transformative Justice
- Vancouver, Langara College, Peace and Conflict Studies
California
- Huntington Beach, Golden West College, Peace Studies
- Oroville, Butte College, Certificate of Achievement in Peace and Global Studies; Certificate…
- Riverside, Riverside Community College District, Center for Social Justice and Civil Liberties
- San Diego, San Diego City College, Associate in Arts and Certificate of Performance, Peace Studies
Connecticut
- New Haven, Gateway Community College, Interdisciplinary Peace, Collaboration and Conflict Certificate (contact cbrutza@gwcc.commnet.edu or tjeffries@gwcc.commnet.edu for more information).
Florida
- Miami, Miami Dade College, Holocaust and Genocide Education Program
- New Port Richey, Pasco-Hernando Community College, Peace and Social Justice Institute
- Orlando, Valencia College, Peace and Justice Initiative
Kansas
- Independence, Independence Community College, Conflict Resolution Certificate
- Kansas City, Kansas City Kansas Community College, Henry M. Louis Center for Transitional Justice
Kentucky
- Lexington, Bluegrass Community and Technical College, Focus Area, Peace and Justice Studies
Illinois
- Des Plaines, Oakton Community College, Peace and Social Justice Program
Maryland
- Arnold, Anne Arundel Community College, Social Justice Initiative
- Columbia, Howard Community College, Mediation and Conflict Resolution Center; Course offerings
- Cumberland, Allegany College of Maryland, Letter of Recognition, Peace and Conflict Studies; Peace Studies Club
- Rockville, Montgomery College, Peace and Justice Studies Community
Massachusetts
- Greenfield, Greenfield Community College, Traprock Peace Education Center
- Haverhill, Northern Essex Community College, Peace Poetry Contest
- Pittsfield, Berkshire Community College, Associate of Arts, Liberal Arts – Peace and World Order Studies Con…
Michigan
- University Center, Delta College, Associate of Arts and Certificate of Achievement, Global Peace Studies
New Jersey
- Branchburg, Raritan Valley Community College, Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies
- Lincroft, Brookdale Community College, Center for World War II Studies and Conflict Resolution;Center for Holocaust, Human Rights and Genocide Education
- Paramus, Bergen Community College, Center for Peace, Justice and Reconciliation
- Toms River, Ocean County College, Center for Peace, Genocide, and Holocaust Studies
Ohio
- Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College, Certificate, Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies
Oklahoma
- Tulsa, Tulsa Community College, Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution Emphasis
Ontario
- Sault Ste. Marie, Sault College, Peace and Conflict Studies(offered in Toronto)
Oregon
- Eugene, Lane Community College, Peace Center
- Portland, Portland Community College, Focus Award, Peace and Conflict Studies
Pennsylvania
- Bethlehem, Northampton Community College, Center for Peace, Justice and Conflict Resolution
Quebec
- Montreal, Dawson College, Peace Centre
- Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, John Abbott College,Peace Studies
Texas
- Austin, Austin Community College, Conflict and Peace Studies
- Dallas, Richland College, Emphasis Degree in Peace Studies
- Dallas, El Centro College, Conflict Management Specialist Certificate
- San Antonio, Northwest Vista College, Peace and Conflict Studies
Virginia
- Wytheville, Wytheville Commmunity College, Certificate in Conflict Resolution
Washington
- Auburn, Green River Community College, Green River Mediation and and Peace-building Institute
- Shoreline, Shoreline Community College, Equity and Social Justice
This is list is updated at http://davidjsmithconsulting.com
This material is cross-posted from the Peace and Collaborative Development Network, http://internationalpeaceandconflict.org.