Portland Community College, Associate of Applied Science in EET: Renewable Energy Systems, and One Year Certificate in EET: Renewable Energy Systems

by Dan Kruger
(Portland, OR, USA)

Why RES ?

*RES graduates can be hired as technicians in the wind manufacturing/servicing, solar manufacturing/installation, fuel cell, and other renewable energy areas
*Great jobs projection for the next decades
*Great industry support
*Full transferability into the 4-year EET degree of OIT
*We are working on accommodating commuting and compressed or heavy work schedule by adding a long distance component to the existing course offering along with a lot of flexibility for the labs
*PCC has significant financial aid choices
*EET and its RES option share many courses. EET courses can be started in the fall and in the winter
*Other EET options available in case you decide to make yourself more marketable for the competitive jobs market of today: Biomedical Engineering Technology, Wireless and Data Communications
*Great Leadership – we make changes “happen” promptly to accommodate the needs of our local industry and community