Vocational-Technical and Career Colleges

These schools offer specialized training for a particular industry or career. Possible programs of study include culinary arts, fire-fighting, dental hygiene, medical-records technology, and much more.

NVCC (Northern Virginia Community College)

A community college can be a stepping stone to a 4-year college degree, or you can pursue a program of study that puts you into the workplace within a year or two. Some areas of study, in addition to 4-year college pre-requisites, include:

– Health sciences, Technology, Business, Fire Science technology, Engineering, Nursing and much more.

Universal Technical Institute (UTI) (Multiple locations)

-- Automotive, Diesel and Industrial Technology, NASCAR Technical Institute

Aviation Institute of Maintenance (AIM) (Multiple locations)

-- Airplane maintenance, HVAC, welding, industrial maintenance

Tennessee College of Applied Technology

-- Heating/A/C/Plumbing/Electricity, IT, Machine Tool technology, Surgical Repair

HondaPac (multiple locations)

-- Professional Automotive Career Training

Alfred State University (NY)

-- Agricultural technology, Vet Tech, Building trades, Construction, Forensic Science