Your future’s so bright, you’re seeing green.
The SUNY Morrisville renewable energy technology Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree program provides students with a broad and comprehensive technical education in the rapidly growing field of renewable energy.
Why SUNY Morrisville Renewable Energy Technology?
Our A.A.S. program stresses hand-on learning by combining lectures with lab work that applies concepts to actual practice. The program has the flexibility to train students directly out of high school, as well as displaced workers who already come from a mechanical or electrical technical background.
You will take classes that prepare you to install, operate, troubleshoot and maintain a broad array of renewable energy systems, including grid-tied solar photovoltaic, solar thermal, wind, heat pump, micro hydroelectric and bioenergy systems. The list of required courses and a sample schedule of classes can be found in the SUNY Morrisville college catalog.
The SUNY Morrisville campus will serve as your real-world work setting. You will learn using full-scale system components in our distinctive facilities, including our new Agricultural and Clean Energy Technology (ACET) Center featuring state-of-the-art wind, solar, hydro, biofuels, thermal energy and tower climbing labs, as well as on-campus outdoor climbing towers, operating wind turbines and solar arrays, and bioenergy crop plantations.
Should you choose to continue your studies, you can transfer seamlessly into our renewable energy Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) degree program.
Enhance your college experience through the Outdoor Recreation Club (ORC), which provides a variety of fun and adventurous outdoor recreational activities.
Skills You Will Gain
Upon program completion, you will be able to:
- Describe basic social, political and economic driving forces impacting renewable energy resources and systems regionally, nationally and abroad
- Interpret system schematics and designs to safely connect renewable energy mechanical and electrical components
- Install, maintain and troubleshoot renewable energy systems by developing problem-solving skills through critical thinking in both hands-on and written technical environments
- Work safely and responsibly in diverse groups
What Can I Do in Renewable Energy Technology?
As an A.A.S. graduate, you will be prepared to join an emerging workforce backed by dedicated efforts at the state and federal level to create a cleaner energy system for future generations. You will be ready to enter the job market as an entry-level:
- Operator
- Maintenance technician
- Solar technician
- Wind technician
- Telecommunications technician/analyst
- Geothermal technician/installer
- Technician/installer technician
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Technology Requirements
An Apple computer is not recommended, as it will not run several software packages.
Minimum Device Requirements for this Program
- Operating System: 64-bit Windows 11 or 10 version 1809 or above
- Processor: 2.5 GHz (3+ GHz recommended), ARM processors not supported
- Memory: 16 GB (32+ GB recommended)
- Disk space: 10.0 GB
- Display: 1920 x 1080 resolution with True Color
- 6+ GB graphics card with 8+ GM recommended 2 GB minimum, dedicated graphics cards are typically better
- External mouse with scroll wheel
- Video: SVGA or higher (recommend resolution of 1920 x 1080 or higher). Support for DirectX 11 or OpenGL 2.0 (recommend minimum of 1 GB Video Memory)
- Software: Microsoft Office 365
