Are there any distance programs/courses in weather forecasting? I know of the Certificate at Penn State, but it is a little expensive.
Here is a certificate program in meteorology offered by the US Dept of Agriculture Graduate School http://www.grad.usda.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=97&Itemid=205 If you just need an intro course check out these DL courses offered by California Community Colleges: http://www.cvc.edu/students/schools/santa-rosa-junior-college/courses/introduction-to-meteorology http://www.cvc.edu/students/schools/santa-rosa-junior-college/courses/weather-analysis-forecasting-climatology-lab
from Mississippi State University http://www.msstate.edu/dept/geosciences/distance.html there are others. do a google search
USD6972.00 for a credential from Penn State does not seem unreasonable particularly if it will be of use in terms of career.
One of the FEMA Independant Study Courses, Anticipating Hazardous Weather & Community Risk, includes an introduction to basic meteorology.
Webcampus, Stevens' Institute of Technology offers a graduate certificate in Atmospheric and Environmental Science and Engineering http://www.webcampus.stevens-tech.edu/courses/AES.html Also, GS Graduate School, USDA offers a Meteorology Certificate, which is supported and recognized by American Meteorology Society. http://www.grad.usda.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=97&Itemid=205 Hope this helps. Good Luck
If you don't need credit MIT has several courses listed in its free opencourseware – why pay for a course when you can study for free (except you may have to buy books) http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Earth--Atmospheric--and-Planetary-Sciences/index.htm
At $7.00 this may be your best bet http://www.amazon.com/Meteorology-Demystified-Stan-Gibilisco/dp/0071448489/ref=pd_bbs_3/002-6622862-7389653?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1191200639&sr=1-3
my uncle has a trick knee that is way more accurte than any forcasting I have ever seen but unfortunately I do not think there is any class on my uncles knee.
This on-line class was just announced by my local University https://onlinereg.extension.ucr.edu/unexreg/OR_ClassSchedule.CourseDescription?pSessionID=CDA3EA129B34F33058122086602861D20000000001309748&pCourseID=3730
Does anyone have any personal experience with the Penn State certificate? I might throw it into the mix of what I'm doing now but if it's not a highly recognized program I won't consider it. I know Penn State is a great and well recognized university but I wonder about this specific program. Also I might already have too many irons in the fire....lol
National Weather Service The SKYWARN Program http://www.srh.noaa.gov/shv/about_skywarn.php Free, Certificate, non-college. Do not fill in any personal information such as an address if you are not in the area that the course is from or you do not want to be on their list to work in that area as a weather spotter. You can skip giving contact information and still complete the course.
NWS Tallahassee Online Spotter NWS Tallahassee Online Weather Spotter Course http://www.srh.noaa.gov/tae/spotter Free, certificate, non-college. If you do not want to be a spotter in the Tallahassee, Florida area, then only fill in you name when you take the quiz. Leave your contact information blank. This course and certificate is slightly different than the one posted above from Shreveport, Louisiana.
Thanks for posting that Mike! I had no idea that even existed. If you know of any other free weather, meteorology, etc. courses please let me know. As always it's appreciated.
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association http://www.aopa.org/asf/online_courses * Weather Wise: Air Masses and Fronts * Weather Wise Ceiling and Visibility * Weather Wise: Thunderstorms and ATC Aviation courses. Free, Online.
MetEd MetEd http://www.meted.ucar.edu/dl_courses.php http://www.meted.ucar.edu/index.htm Free, Online, Certificates, non-college.
Mike again and again you outdo yourself. You must have some kind of master touch with internet searching. Man of few words you are but man are those words powerful. Thank you for all the links you post.