Several colleges offer degree programs in wind turbine technology.
With the emergence of wind turbine technology over the last decade or so, many colleges have begun developing and offering degree programs in wind turbine technology. Community colleges have been particularly quick to establish certificate or associate degree programs which prepare prospective students to become wind turbine technicians who can find entry-level employment in the field. Highland Community College in Illinois, Kalamazoo Valley Community College in Michigan and Iowa Lakes Community College in Iowa each offer a wind turbine technology program that will help students obtain necessary education and training.
Iowa Lakes Community College
At Iowa Lakes Community College, prospective students can study toward the Associate Degree in Applied Science at the Estherville campus. The college operates what is considered to the first and only two-year degree program of its kind. The program emphasizes hands-on and practical experience combined with classroom instruction. Students who wish to complete the two-year program will earn 80 credits.
The program also runs a diploma program that consists of three terms and 48 credits that will prepare students for an entry-level position in the field. Both programs are intended to shape students into technicians who will be able to install, maintain and provide service for wind turbines. Students will complete courses such as Construction, Maintenance, Operations, High-Tech Low-Voltage, Computerized Control and Monitoring Systems, Data Acquisition and Management, among other topics.
Iowa Lakes Community College
Estherville Campus
300 South 18th Street
Estherville, Iowa 51334
(712) 362-2604
www.iowalakes.edu
Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Kalamazoo Valley Community College in Kalamazoo, Michigan, offers a newly established certificate program in Wind Energy Technology. The program provides short-term education and training that will help prospective students find entry-level positions in the installation, maintenance and service of wind turbines. The certificate program consists of 14 classes totaling 35 credits, including courses in topics such as Blueprint Reading, Applied Electricity, Wind Turbine Operations, Power Generation, Safety for Alternative Energy Technology, Introduction to Renewable Energy, Basic Fluid Power and Wind Turbine Mechanical Systems.
Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Texas Township Campus
6767 West O Avenue
Kalamazoo, MI 49003-4070
269-488-4400
www.kvcc.edu
Highland Community College
Highland Community College offers Illinois' first degree program in which students can earn an Associate of Applied Science in Wind Turbine Technology. Highland Community College recently completed a new 5,500-square-foot Wind Turbine Technology Center. Highland Community College has a wide variety of degree programs, including about 60 transferable degrees as well as coursework for continuing adult education. Students who seek to study toward the Associate of Applied Science at Highland Community College will complete courses in such topics as Wind Turbine Technology, Tower Safety, Wind Economics and Turbine Maintenance, among other topics. Upon graduation, students will be prepared to work as wind turbine technicians.
Highland Community College also offers several scholarship possibilities to study Wind Turbine Technology, including the Buss Natural Science Scholarship and the Harold Lee Offenheiser Ecology/Biology Scholarship. Highland Community College is conveniently located in the tri-state region.
Highland Community College
2998 West Pearl City Road
Freeport, Illinois 61032
815-235-6121
www.highland.edu
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