You finish with
A membership plan, a written way of deciding together, a funding map that is not only bank debt, and a first-year budget.
A completion record, not a credential. No accreditation, no college credit, and no continuing education units.
The school · a route
Co-op, collective, or community-owned operation
Start or join something owned by the people doing the work, instead of by outside investors.
$325
$385 bought one at a time. You save $60.
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What is in it
Every course on this route is written and open today.
Aquaculture 101
The whole field in plain language: species groups, farm systems, roles, water, and vocabulary.
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Who owns the work: co-ops, one member one vote, patronage, shared gear and boats, and how a group decides together.
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Money for the Work: Grants and Community Funding
Grants, revolving loan funds, patient and community capital, member shares, and what each one asks of you in return.
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Records That Matter
Observations, water readings, traceability, and evidence that survives a handoff.
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Seaweed 101
Seaweed biology, a regional field guide, life cycles, responsible harvest, farming, and where you fit.
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Shellfish 101
Bivalves and crustaceans, growing-area rules, closures, farming and foraging with good manners.
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Finfish 101
Saltwater and freshwater fish, how they are raised, welfare and health basics, and the industry today.
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- College study when credit, a longer program, or facilities are the better fit
This route sits alongside college programs, sea grant training, and extension work. Where one of those is your better next step, take it.