Northern Maine Community College kicks off wind tech program

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PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — With instructors and a curriculum in place, Northern Maine Community College is ready to welcome students into New England’s first wind power technology program.

During a press conference Thursday afternoon, college officials announced that they would kick off the first class of the new course when classes reconvene Jan. 12.

Last September, NMCC officials announced that they were poised to launch a first-of-its-kind program in New England geared toward training wind power technicians.

The wind power technology program will train wind power technicians to operate, maintain and repair wind turbine generators. The Presque Isle college worked with Maine Public Service Co. to develop the program.

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