BROOMFIELD, COLO. -- Gov. Bill Ritter is headed to a suburban Denver technical college that will start offering a degree in wind technology.

Redstone College in Broomfield has a new 15-month associate's degree program in Wind Energy Technology. Students will learn to maintain propeller-driven wind turbines.

Ritter and Democratic Rep. Ed Perlmutter are touring the college Wednesday to promote the new wind degree. Redstone College is affiliated with Westwood, a 17-campus system based in Denver.

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