Education and Training for Clean-Energy Careers
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| School | Location | Degree Program | Specialty | Turbine on campus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | AZ | Undergraduate degree program in renewable energy | - | - |
| Cuyamaca College | El Cajon, CA | Renewable energy seminars in utility-grade wind | - | - |
| Holland College | Prince Edward Island, Canada | Electromechanical- 2 year diploma | - | - |
| Wind Energy Applications Training Symposium | Boulder, CO | - | Offers workshops designed for project planners, utility officials, and engineers either directly involved with wind energy projects or considering careers in wind related technologies | - |
| Colorado State University | Fort Collins, CO | - | - | .65 MW turbine |
| University of Delaware Graduate College of Marine Studies | Newark, DE | - | Working group on offshore wind power Team of 9 faculty members directly involved with energy projects. | - |
| Advanced Technology Environmental Education Center: Sustainable Energy Education and Training | Bettencout, IA | - | Offers two ten-day annual workshops for upper level High school and community college technology instructors in the areas of energy efficiency and energy conservation. The workshop participants team to identify teaching and learning strategies and materials to share with students and other follow educators. Ex) Part of 2007 workshop covered the topic of wind technology and made a site visit to the National Wind Technology Center | - |
| Iowa Lake Community College | Estherville, IA | 1 year diploma for Wind Technician; 2 year Associate in Applied Science degree for Wind Technician | Skill training for technicians who can install, maintain, and service modern wind turbines | Vestas V-821.65-MW on site; Vestas 3 MW nacelle mounted on 4-meter stub tower as a teaching laboratory; Mitsubishi 1.0 teaching nacelle |
| University of Iowa | Iowa | Graduate/Ph.D degree in Wind Management | Focus on Resource Assessment (?) | - |
| Illinois State University | - | underdgraduate degree in renewable energy concentration in wind energy | - | - |
| University of Massachusetts at Amherst: | Amherst, MA | Master's and Doctoral | Mechanical Industrial Engineering programs specializing in wind energy | - |
| Lawrence Technical University College of Engineering Alternative Energy Program | Southfield, MI | Undergraduate Electrical and Mechanical Engineering | Students can earn an Alternative Energy Concentration or an Energy Engineering Minor | - |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical College | Canby, MN | Associate of Applied Science degree program in Wind Energy Technology Diploma for Wind Energy Mechanic Online certificate program for Windsmith | - | - |
| Appalachian State University | Boone, North Carolina | Bachelor of Science degree in Technology, concentration in Appropriate Technology Undergraduate minor in Appropriate Technology Master’s degree in Appropriate Technology Non-credit workshops | Appropriate Technology reflects an approach to technological development, characterized by creative and sound engineering, that recognizes the social, environmental, political, economic, as well as, technical aspects of a proposed technological solution to a problem facing a society. | - |
| Mesalands Community College: North American Wind Research and Training Center | Tucumcari, New Mexico | Under development: Curriculum for Operations and Maintenance technician (will focus on maintenance and safety issues) Two year Associate’s Degree in Wind Farm Management (will emphasize power electronics, grid interface, etc) | Designed to train wind energy technicians and wind farm managers, highlight the potential for wind power as a source of renewable, non-polluting energy, and provide a location for applied research | - |
| Canton College | - | undergraduate degree in renewable energy | - | - |
| Wayne Technical and Career Center | Williamson, New York | - | New Vision Renewable Energy Program for high school seniors: Provide students with a focused hands-on experience with designing and installing residential to commercial scale solar, wind and geo thermal powered energy systems | - |
| Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, Ohio | - | Case Western Reserve University Cleveland OH Teamed with Board of County Commissioners of Cuyahoga County, the university is developing The Great Lakes Wind Energy Research Center, which would be comprised of an approximately 20-MW wind turbine project located in Lake Erie and an affiliated research center to facilitate industry testing of next generation utility-scale wind technologies for offshore and onshore application. | - |
| Columbia Gorge Community College | The Dalles, Hood River, Oregon | One year certificate Two year degree for Renewable Energy Technician | - | - |
| Lane Community College | Eugene, Oregon | Two year Associate of Applied Science Degree for Energy Management Technician Two year Associate of Applied Science Option for Renewable Energy Technician | - | - |
| St. Francis University | PA | Graduate Business degree in renewable energy | Cources focusing on finance, marketing, environmental science, project management and an internship requirement. | - |
| South Plains College | Lubbock, TX | Wind Technician Training and Certification program | - | - |
| \ Lubbock, TX | Ph.D. program in Wind Science and Engineering | Combines the focuses of both wind energy and wind storm damage | - | - |
| Texas State Technical College West Texas | Sweetwater, TX | Associate of Applied Science Degree in Wind Energy Technology | - | - |
| Lakeshore Technical College | Cleveland, Wisconsin | Associate Degree in Applied Science: Electro-Mechanical Technology with a Wind System Technician track | - | - |
| Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin | Clean Energy Technician Certificate Program | Intended to provide future technicians with basic clean energy information and the skills needed to work in residential, small business, and tribal community environments. Students will also be well-suited to work in the rapidly developing industry of electric energy-based renewable energy systems, and in electric energy-based high efficiency systems. | - |
| University of Wisconsin at Madison | Madison, WI | Degree in electrical engineering: Power Systems Engineering | - | -
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