Environmental

Lt. Gov. Simon: College Degrees Lead to Clean Energy Future

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2011.  Speaking at a wind energy conference in Chicago today, Lt. Governor Sheila Simon said that community colleges are playing a key role in preparing workers for green jobs of the future and keeping the state on track to meet its ambitious alternative energy goals.
 
Simon said the state’s first associate degree program for wind turbine technicians received accreditation in 2008. Today, 10 community colleges offer a degree or certificate program in…

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