Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College

Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College offers an exciting program to train students for careers in the emerging field of clean energy technology. The Clean Energy Technician certificate program is a short-term program that combines courses in alternative and renewable energy systems with traditional electricity topic courses. The mission of the 22-credit program is to train professional technicians and individuals for the advancing industry of applying clean energy technologies in homes, small businesses, and tribal communities, and especially those applications in northeastern Minnesota. The program's mission is consistent with the overall mission of Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College to provide technological opportunities and experiences to prepare students for the future. The program is directed at training professional technicians and interested individuals to implement electric-based renewable energy systems in homes and small businesses. Clean energy is defined as energy that is generated and used in the highest feasible mode of environmental and social responsibility. Renewable energy systems and highly efficient energy systems are examples of clean energy systems.