Your Best Choice for Success
Whether you’re a recent high school graduate,
returning to the classroom to advance your
career or seeking to start a new one, Muskegon
Community College is your best choice for
success in West Michigan.
MCC offers 54 associate degrees, 42
certificates, and several non-credit Continuing
Education opportunities. Our graduates meet
both today’s occupational needs and Michigan’s
“Hot 50” high-demand, high-wage careers of
the next five years.
Our award-winning faculty members teach a
diverse community of over 5,000 dedicated
students of all ages. They choose MCC for
its life-changing educational programs, small
class sizes, affordable tuition, flexible class
scheduling, transferable credits and complete
college experience.
221 South Quarterline, Muskegon, MI 49442
(231) 773-9131 u muskegoncc.edu
Alternative and Reneweable
Energy students gain hands-on
experience with on-campus
wind and solar power plants,
and through opportunities
at Silver Creek Energy Lab
(SCEL), MCC’s applied research
center for biofuels.
MCC has long offered coursework in emerging
career fields, and this includes its new “Wind and
Solar Energy” and “Biofuels” certificates.
These certificates represent areas of study
needed for the environmental careers of the
future.
The Biofuels certificate also readies students
for employment by involving them in the actual
production of ethanol, biodiesel, and methane,
which are commonly used alternative sources of
fuel. Students will also be trained in the technical
monitoring and management of systems that create
these fuels.
Students working on the Biofuels certificate
have the opportunity to work in MCC’s applied
research center for biofuels, The Silver Creek
Energy Lab (SCEL).
Biofuels Technician Certificate
Students working on the Wind and Solar Energy
certificate will be trained in the installation,
maintenance, and repair of residential and light
commercial wind and solar systems. Actual
installation of MCC’s SWIFT wind turbine and
a solar array ensures students are ready for the
job market.
Wind & Solar Technician
Certificate
Credit Hours
TECH 200 (Applied Alt & Rnwble Energy).............3
ELTR 111 (Electronics Mathematics).......................5
W 101 (Basic Welding)...............................................3
ELTR 101 (Basic Electronics)....................................4
ELTC 103 (Residential Wiring).................................3
ELTC 150 (Industrial Electricity)...............................3
ELTC 152 (National Electric Code)..........................3
ELTC 160 (Programmable Controllers)....................3
KVCC ELT 122 (Turbine Op/Maint/Repair)..........2
KVCC ELT 126 (Power Gen and Distr).................2
KVCC MSM 110 (Alt Energy Techs Safety)...........1
Total 32
Credit Hours
TECH 200 (Applied Alt & Rnwbl Energy)...................3
MATH 109 (College Algebra with Apps)......................4
CHEM 100LEC (Fundamentals of Chem).................4
CHEM 100A (Fundamentals of Chem Lab)...............1
CHEM 101LEC (Gen and Inorganic Chem)..............4
CHEM 101A (Gen and Inorganic Chem Lab)............1
BIOL 104 (Introductory Biology II)...............................4
AT 140 (Hybrid & Alternative Fuels).............................3
TECH 290CI (Cooperative Internship).......................4
Total 28
For more information, please schedule an
appointment with an academic counselor.
Call (231) 777-0362 and visit
www.muskegoncc.edu/energy
The MCC
Motorsports Club
provides opportunities
to learn and share
information about the
auto industry and any
form of motorsports.
Club members
participate in field trips,
hear guest speakers, and
take part in a hands-on
projects, like the ethanol-powered 1988 Mustang superstock drag car,
“White Lightning.”
Alternative & Renewable Energy
Alternative and
Renewable Energy