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Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTECS) — Bristol Technical Education Center

School type: Public Technical School

3 programs are confirmed at Bristol Technical Education Center. View campus program details.

About Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTECS) (school-wide)

Connecticut Technical Education and Career System provides welding and metal fabrication education through secondary technical programs at Bristol TEC, Grasso Tech and Cheney Tech, a one-year 900-hour full-time adult pathway at Bristol TEC, and adult manufacturing and welding extension training at Bristol, Kaynor and Norwich. Students learn Stick, MIG, TIG and Flux-Core welding, oxyfuel and plasma cutting, blueprint interpretation, layout, fabrication and pipe-welding fundamentals. Secondary students receive 540 trade hours annually and prepare for national certification tests in grades 11 and 12; Bristol's intensive pathway makes completers eligible for AWS-standard testing.

Programs Confirmed at This Campus

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Descriptions, credentials, costs, and schedules are school-level program listings. Confirm current campus schedules, costs, and included fees with the school. Duration is shown in its listed units; credits and training hours are not calendar completion times.

Welding and Metal Fabrication (Secondary CTE)

  • Credential: High School Diploma and CTE Certificate
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Pipe, Fabrication, Performance
  • Program Length: 2 years
  • AWS Prep: Available

Schedule: High-school day schedule; 540 trade hours per year; work-based learning available in grades 11-12

CTECS secondary students receive extensive shop instruction in safety, oxyfuel processes, Stick, MIG, Flux-Core and TIG welding, plasma cutting,… Read full description for Welding and Metal Fabrication (Secondary CTE)

CTECS secondary students receive extensive shop instruction in safety, oxyfuel processes, Stick, MIG, Flux-Core and TIG welding, plasma cutting, blueprint interpretation, layout and fabrication, inspection and pipe-welding fundamentals. Students complete customer projects, may participate in work-based learning in grades 11-12, and prepare for national welding certification tests with AWS-certified instructors.

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Bristol Technical Education Center — Bristol, CT
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Welding and Metal Fabrication — Full-Time Adult/Postgraduate

  • Credential: Certificate
  • Program cost: $4,000
  • Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Fabrication, Performance
  • Program Length: 900 hours
  • AWS Prep: Available

Price basis, residency, included fees, source and verification date are not recorded.

Schedule: Full-time day; late August to mid-June; one 10-month school year

A one-year intensive 900-clock-hour program at Bristol TEC covering shop math, blueprints, safety, oxyfuel processes, plasma cutting, Stick, MIG and… Read full description for Welding and Metal Fabrication — Full-Time Adult/Postgraduate

A one-year intensive 900-clock-hour program at Bristol TEC covering shop math, blueprints, safety, oxyfuel processes, plasma cutting, Stick, MIG and TIG welding, fabrication and repair welding. Completers receive a program certificate, may apply the clock hours toward a state-approved apprenticeship-training program, and are eligible for testing to AWS standards.

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Bristol Technical Education Center — Bristol, CT
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Manufacturing and Welding Extension Training

  • Credential: Noncredit Extension Training
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: Not listed
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: In-person adult extension courses; term schedule varies

CTECS offers in-person adult manufacturing and welding extension training for entry-level employment at Bristol, Waterbury and Norwich. Current district pages confirm the locations and… Read full description for Manufacturing and Welding Extension Training

CTECS offers in-person adult manufacturing and welding extension training for entry-level employment at Bristol, Waterbury and Norwich. Current district pages confirm the locations and hands-on delivery but do not publish a sufficiently detailed welding curriculum or completion credential.

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Bristol Technical Education Center — Bristol, CT
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