Become a Wind Turbine Technician in 24 Weeks!

Join the nation's leading training program for wind turbine technicians. Focused on specific, hands-on competencies, our unique training model moves students from the classroom to the learning labs and into the field quickly.

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Our Program by the Numbers:

96%

of our alumni work in the wind industry or a related field

<6 Months

Join the nation's leading wind turbine technicians in less than six months

85%

of our Wind Turbine Technician Academy is taught through hands-on experience in our classrooms, labs, and extensive field experience

$27

Wind turbine technicians make an average of $27 an hour on starting their employment

Military Friendly

Aaron J, graduate of the December 2014 Wind Turbine Technician Academy, Veteran of the U.S. Army.

I am fortunate enough to have been hired with many of the students in my class and we get to work together and watch each other grow and excel. We all have our own success stories already and are leaping to the top of the ladder in our companies and at our sites.

I will recommend to anyone thinking of a career in wind to look at and consider A TRUE LEADER in education for the wind industry: Kalamazoo Valley!

The Wind Turbine Technician Academy has been approved by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs for VA Educational Benefits since 2011. With a 96% alumni placement rate in the wind industry, Kalamazoo Valley's training center has become the preferred choice for veterans seeking a competitive force to join.

Kalamazoo Valley Community College has been designated a 2015 Military Friendly® School and is a charter member of the Student Veterans of America Association.

Accreditation and Certified Quality

Our Academy is the only competency-based program in the United States which has earned certification by the Bildungszentrum für Erneuerbare Energien (BZEE). The program is managed under an ISO 9001:2015 certified department within Kalamazoo Valley Community College.

In early 2015, Kalamazoo Valley partnered with ENSA North America to provide Safe Access and Rescue training for persons working at heights. Kalamazoo Valley became a College instructional Partner (CIP) and has since become one of two colleges in the CIP program to also deliver the Global Wind Organisation™ Basic Safety Training (GWO_BST) 4 module course. In addition to these programs, Kalamazoo Valley also delivers the ENSA Telecom Authorized Climber and Rescuer training to members of the telecom community.

Educational Partnerships

Educational partnerships with Heritage Sustainable Energy, Crystal Flash and DTE Energy provide students with direct experience performing hands-on work on industry turbines. The program's trainees perform routine scheduled maintenance and emergency repairs on a variety of wind turbines located throughout Michigan.

What Our Alumni Say

"Kalamazoo Valley's Wind Turbine Technician Academy provides an exceptional level of hands-on training and advanced theory, as well as access to highly knowledgeable instructors, and a superb training facility."

-Michael M., Traveling Technician, June 2016 Wind Turbine Technician Academy graduate

"The information and quality of teaching that I experienced at Kalamazoo Valley Wind Turbine Technician Academy was remarkable. The instructors and staff not only possessed a tremendous amount of experience, but were also conscious of different learning techniques and styles. Attending the Wind Academy was by far the best decision I could have made for my future, regardless of career choice."

-Rachael T., Service Technician; June 2019 Wind Turbine Technician Academy graduate

"I would go through Kalamazoo Valley Wind Turbine Technician Academy again to become a wind tech. While others I've worked with from other programs say their schooling wasn't worth anything; mine was."

-Max A., Wind Technician; June 2018 Wind Turbine Technician Academy graduate