News Release

SK, KRV, IWV Campus

Renewable Energy Class Offered in California City and Ridgecrest

August 26, 2009

Cerro Coso Community College is offering a Wind Turbine Technician I Class (RET C102) in both California City and Ridgecrest. This 4.00 unit class is the first in a series of two courses designed to instruct students in the fundamentals of wind turbine operation and maintenance and prepare them for positions in the wind industry as technicians. In this course there is a strong emphasis on safety as well as electrical testing equipment, AC and DC theory and hydraulics. Instructed by Larry Board, the California City class (CRN #73054) will meet on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 1:30 p.m. until 5:35 p.m. at the California City High School. The start date for this class has been changed from Tuesday, August 25 to Tuesday, September 8, 2009. The Ridgecrest class (CRN #73126) will meet on Monday and Wednesday afternoons from 12:30 p.m. until 4:35 p.m. at the IWV Campus in Ridgecrest in the East Wing, Room 205. The start date for this class is Wednesday, September 9, 2009.

Students may register on-line at www.cerrocoso.edu or on-campus at the IWV Campus in Ridgecrest, the Kern River Valley Campus in Lake Isabella, or the South Kern Campus on Edwards Air Force Base.

For additional information, call the Cerro Coso Community College, IWV Campus at (760) 384-6100.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Joann Clark, Director of Public Information (760) 384-6230