Career Tracks
Patient Services Advocate
Patient Services Advocate
Patient Services Advocate
A Patient Service Advocate works at a cannabis dispensary and interacts with patients and customers, answers questions, and provides the correct information for registered cannabis patients, caregivers, and customers making purchases.
Cultivation Assistant
Patient Services Advocate
Patient Services Advocate
A Cultivation Assistant assists the cannabis grow team with the activities of cultivating cannabis in all areas of the grow operation.
Extraction Technician
Extraction Technician
Extraction Technician
An Extraction Technician has the skills to support safely extracting useful molecular components from cannabis and hemp using various techniques, including both solvent and solventless extractions such as carbon dioxide, ethanol, hydrocarbons, and more.
Culinary Assistant
Extraction Technician
Extraction Technician
A Culinary Assistant is responsible for a variety of cooking, baking, and infusing cannabis- or hemp-based products with extracts.
About Us
The Cannabis Education Center is a partnership of Holyoke Community College and Elevate. The CEC's mission is to create an innovative learning space for those interested in joining the cannabis workforce as an employee or entrepreneur. The Center provides the following resources:
- Academic advising & workforce training
- Public education events that highlight entrepreneur & career opportunities
- Entrepreneur opportunities for those interested in joining the cannabis industry as a start-up