DENVER – Colorado recently approved an interesting new alternative education program that launched its first classes this month.

It’s called Clover Leaf University, and it’s a marijuana cultivation program that’s accredited by the Colorado Department of Education.

The online university launched its first class April 18 on marijuana cultivation basics, and will host two classes per month using facilities at the Auraria Campus, an educational complex in downtown Denver that serves several educational institutions, the Denver Post reports.

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Colorado voters last year approved Amendment 64, which legalized marijuana cultivation and recreational use in the state, as well as regulations for the industry. Clover Leaf Founder Chloe Villano told the Post classes at the university are taught by industry leaders in the botanical horticulture business, like Ed Rosenthal, who led the first class covering the basics of growing marijuana.

“I think it’s really good and it’s going to allow people to get certified in areas of training and … develop a professional group,” Rosenthal told the Post.

“It will bring more expertise in the industry.”

Villano envisions her school serving both consumers and those who intend to make a living through the budding new industry.

“With it being legal in the state, people are going to grow and make business,” she said. “It’s good to offer education and not just for the consumer market.”

“Clover leaf is a business where you learn fundamentals of the industry and find that level of education,” Villano told the Post.