Lorain County Community College now offers 'wind turbine' majorWithin 10 years, President Barack Obama hopes to create five million "green" jobs. A group of local students believes sixty of those jobs will belong to them.
That's because they are the first class of wind turbine majors enrolled at Lorain County Community College.
The students signed up for the program for different reasons. Some were seeking a career that they can feel good about.
"We can't keep destroying everything. We need to be self-sufficient," explained student Noah Rasor. Others were looking for steady work they can count on.
"I need one full-time job," said Cindy Keener.
Earlier this fall, Noah, Cindy and about five dozen other students signed up for Ohio's very first associate's degree in wind turbine power generation.
"Everyone here has an interest in green energy and everyone wants to do something significant," said Duncan Estep, coordinator of LCCC's Alternative Energy Program.
For the next two years, the students will earn how to install and maintain wind turbines, ranging in size from 50 feet tall to over 300 feet tall.
"The student who graduates will have a two-year degree. It's stackable. They can go on to a four-year degree. They can go to work for a company that installs wind turbines right out of the chute," Estep explained.
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