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Wind Energy Educational Programs

The U.S. map below shows which states have higher education or continuing education programs for wind energy. Click on the map to activate it and then click on a state to read more about offered programs.

California

  • Airstreams Renewables, Inc.

    Tehachapi , California

    Contact: Mike Messier or Lisa Gilbert, Airstreams Renewables Technical Institute

    Phone: (661) 822-3963

    Airstreams Renewables, Inc. offers vocational career focused training programs for individuals and companies seeking certificates in all industry recognized safety related aspects of wind and renewable energy.

  • California Wind Energy Collaborative

    Davis , California

    Offers a wind energy technology and industry primer course for technicians but is appropriate for business office personnel, decision makers, or anyone seeking a better understanding of the technology and science driving the wind industry.

  • California Wind Tech

    Rancho Cucamonga , California

    Phone: (909) 215-0860

    California Wind Tech offers an accelerated and comprehensive monthly course that provides technical training for an entry-level career as a wind technician. The class is broken into six distinct units that are engineered to educate and the build skills that are needed to enter the wind industry. The units include: Wind Power Systems, Wind Turbine Schematic Reading, Wind Turbine Circuit Troubleshooting, Hydraulic Power Systems, Basic Electrical Systems, and Safety Certifications.

  • Cerro Coso Community College

    Ridgecrest , California

    Contact: Valerie Karnes, Dean Career Technical Education, Cerro Coso Community College

    Phone: 760-384-6258

    The Industrial Technology Associate of Science Degree is designed to prepare students to enter the industrial setting in the areas of renewable energy (wind/solar), engineering technology, or electronics. Within the Industrial Technology program, students can earn progressive levels of certificates toward employment and/or the degree.

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Colorado

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Maine

  • Northern Maine Community College

    Presque Isle , Maine

    Phone: (207) 768-2700

    The Wind Power Technology Associate Degree Program offers broad fundamental training in the electrical, electronic, and mechanical aspects of the wind power industry, with a focus on wind turbine maintenance and electrical power production.

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Maryland

  • Frostburg State University

    Frostburg , Maryland

    Frostburg State University is offering an education program on design, installation, and maintenance of residential electric generation systems using photovoltaic (PV) solar modules and/or small wind turbines.

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Massachusetts

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Michigan

  • Kalamazoo Valley Community College

    Kalamazoo , Michigan

    The Kalamazoo Valley Community College offers a wind energy technology certificate and has a 26-week wind turbine technician academy. The college also offers seminars, workshops, and youth programs.

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Minnesota

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New Mexico

  • Mesalands Community College

    Tucumcari , New Mexico

    Has a North American Wind Research and Training Center.

  • Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute

    Albuquerque , New Mexico

    Provides training courses in renewable energy.

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North Carolina

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Ohio

  • Wright State University

    Dayton , Ohio

    The Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering offers a program of graduate study leading to a Master of Science in Engineering (M.S.E.) degree with a focus in renewable and clean energy.

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Oregon

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Pennsylvania

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South Dakota

  • Airstreams Renewables, Inc.

    Gary , South Dakota

    Contact: Mike Messier or Lisa Gilbert, Airstreams Renewables Technical Institute

    Phone: (661) 822-3963

    Airstreams Renewables, Inc. offers vocational career focused training programs for individuals and companies seeking certificates in all industry recognized safety related aspects of wind and renewable energy.

  • Mitchell Technical Institute

    Mitchell , South Dakota

    Contact: Clayton Deuter

    Phone: (800) 684-1969

    Mitchell Technical Institute has developed a new program that is dedicated to wind power technologies. This one- or two-year program will allow students to learn about the basics of turbines, mechanics, hydraulics, electronics and the computer networks that allow the systems to communicate. The optional second year of the program will give graduates experience in areas like PLCs, fiber options, SCADA, electronics and more.

  • South Dakota State University

    Brookings , South Dakota

    Contact: Michael Twedt, Director, Wind Application Center, Mechanical Engineering Dept.

    Phone: (605) 688-4303

    Has a Wind Application Center.

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Washington

  • Northwest Renewable Energy Institute

    Vancouver , Washington

    The Northwest Renewable Energy Institute offers a Renewable Energy Technician College Program.

  • Solar Energy International

    Washington

    Offers hands-on workshops for residential wind power, homebuilt wind generators, wind-electric systems maintenance and repair, and an introduction to renewable energy. Workshops are offered in various locations.

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Wisconsin

  • Lakeshore Technical College

    Cleveland , Wisconsin

    Offers a Wind System Technician Program.

  • University of Wisconsin - Madison

    Madison , Wisconsin

    Vestas has entered into a long-term partnership with the College of Engineering. Vestas will begin providing funding support in 2009 that will grow to sponsor as many as 10 graduate and undergraduate students working on wind technology projects. The company also plans to provide visiting research fellows to campus and start a small research-and-development facility near the engineering campus that will focus on technology transfer. Another stage of the partnership will support named professorships or endowed chairs with expanded focus on wind-energy research and education. Vestas is committed to recruiting and retaining future talent for the wind-energy industry, so one named professorship will focus on developing new curriculum materials to support the emerging energy and sustainability fields.

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To add your wind energy program to this list, please email Wind Powering America the Web address of your program. We will notify you when your program has been added, typically within two days.

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