Already, 23 of 45 seats filled; Brewery Technology Certificate requires 16 hours of credit
The Brewery Technology Certificate classes will not kick off for the first time until August 16. However, if June early registration is an indication, they will be near full. Registration for the courses as of June 27 showed what appears to be immediate popularity of them with 23 of the available 45 seats already taken.
The Community College has set up an industry-standard pilot-brewery similar to those used by breweries to make small batches of beer for experimentation. It will not be doing a “tap” as the focus is on training students who are employable. A certificate in Brewery Technology requires successful completion of four eight-week courses totaling 16 credits.
Students will have the small pilot-brewery, a series of fermenters, a brew station, and some smaller brew kettles to make beer on their own.
The Community College does not intend to grow hops or other crops on its vacant 80 acres of land on the Verde Valley Campus. Rather, it will purchase hops from sources in the town of Camp Verde.
