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Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College to offer degree in sustainable energy technologies

NEW TOWN – Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College recently received approval from the Higher Learning Commission to offer a new associate of science in sustainable energy technologies.

The college plans to offer the new program starting in spring 2021 to provide students the education needed to become solar installers, technicians and operators of both solar and wind technologies.

The school began offering sustainable energy classes as electives in its Environmental Sciences degree program in 2014. The initial grant for the program provided the building blocks for a subsequent grant in 2016 for a Targeted STEM Infusion Project, which laid the groundwork for the addition of an associate degree in sustainable energy technologies.

NHSC is the only tribal college to offer the sustainable energy technologies program. NHSC’s new program will incorporate culturally relevant sustainable energy concepts and utilize constructivist methods that will focus on the needs of the MHA Nation. The college currently offers 13 associate degrees, three bachelor’s degrees and three certificate programs.

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