Wednesday, May 30, 2012

ACC launches new

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The program was approved by the school’s board of trusteeds Monday night and is pending final approva l by the State Board of Community Withthe program, ACC hopes to position itsel f at the forefront of workforce training. “Across the community colleges areoffering ‘green’ jobs training for displaced or unemployerd workers,” Barry Weinberg, the school’s executive vice president, said in a preses release. “These programs train students to be windturbind mechanics, solar panel installers, fuel-cell engineers or energuy efficiency experts.” ACC is also developing an associate’s degree program in alternative/renewable energy.
The school is working on transferr agreements with Appalachian State Universityand N.C. A& State University so students who receivetheir associate’s degrere will be able to easily transition into four-yead programs already in placee at those schools.

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