Skilled Trades Power Your Community
Our region runs on welders, builders, and technicians. Our schools bring training close to home. You can enter the workforce fast and start earning. Let’s get to work.
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Choose your Path
Which Trade Is Right for You?
Explore different career paths in the trades that offer rewarding, hands-on work. Whether you’re interested in building or fixing, there’s a trade that matches your interests and skills.
Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning
Learn all about HVAC systems including the mechanical, electrical and airflow aspects of keeping homes and buildings comfortable year-round. Our experienced instructors provide hands-on, real-world training to prepare you for your ideal job.
Construction Electrician
With a mix of hands-on and theoretical training, our program aims to equip you with the skills needed to excel in various entry-level positions such as smart home installation, deck electrician, marine electrician, and commercial electrician.
Electrical Lineworker
Join a field where every job plays an essential role in powering communities. In just 15 weeks, we train you in the skills and tools, plus critical safety procedures, to join crews working in utilities and other related fields.
Aviation Maintenance
Step into the hangar and learn to service the elegant, complex systems that keep aircraft safely flying. Our FAA-approved program and industry partnerships can help you break into an exciting career as an aircraft mechanic, where your skills are essential.
Auto Technician
Turn your passion into a profession. Learn to diagnose, repair, and maintain today’s cars and trucks in real-world shop settings. Train with experienced mechanics using real tools. If you like engines, you’ll love this program.
Building & Construction Trades
From framing and drywall to power tools and safety codes — learn the skills that construction crews count on. Train with instructors who’ve worked the job sites and know what it takes to do quality work you can take pride in every day.
Welding
Choose your track: combination welding, or maritime welding. Learn the fundamentals, including metal fabrication and repair. Our experienced instructors will help you master various welding and metal cutting techniques and a range tools and machines. We’ll also cover reading blueprints, taking measurements, and assessing hazards.
Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning
Learn all about HVAC systems including the mechanical, electrical and airflow aspects of keeping homes and buildings comfortable year-round. Our experienced instructors provide hands-on, real-world training to prepare you for your ideal job.
Construction Electrician
With a mix of hands-on and theoretical training, our program aims to equip you with the skills needed to excel in various entry-level positions such as smart home installation, deck electrician, marine electrician, and commercial electrician.
Electrical Lineworker
Join a field where every job plays an essential role in powering communities. In just 15 weeks, we train you in the skills and tools, plus critical safety procedures, to join crews working in utilities and other related fields.
Aviation Maintenance
Step into the hangar and learn to service the elegant, complex systems that keep aircraft safely flying. Our FAA-approved program and industry partnerships can help you break into an exciting career as an aircraft mechanic, where your skills are essential.
Auto Technician
Turn your passion into a profession. Learn to diagnose, repair, and maintain today’s cars and trucks in real-world shop settings. Train with experienced mechanics using real tools. If you like engines, you’ll love this program.
Building & Construction Trades
From framing and drywall to power tools and safety codes — learn the skills that construction crews count on. Train with instructors who’ve worked the job sites and know what it takes to do quality work you can take pride in every day.
Welding
Choose your track: combination welding, or maritime welding. Learn the fundamentals, including metal fabrication and repair. Our experienced instructors will help you master various welding and metal cutting techniques and a range tools and machines. We’ll also cover reading blueprints, taking measurements, and assessing hazards.
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You Don’t Have to Settle for “Just a Job”
When you train for the trades, you learn to step up, do the job right, and make things better. You work with your hands and your brain, on crews that prize your abilities. We’re here to help you take that first step.
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