Technical High School of Campinas explained

The Technical High School of Campinas (pt|Colégio Técnico de Campinas, COTUCA), maintained by the University of Campinas, in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, is a school that provides free of charge courses at secondary education level on: Nursing, Computer Sciences, Mechanical, Electrical, Foods Technology, Environment, Plastics, Labor Security, Medical Equipment, Telecommunications, Quality and Productivity Management, Mechanical Projects Assisted by Computer and Metallic Materials.

Location

The building of COTUCA is located on Culto a Ciencia Street at a historical heritage site of the city of Campinas, where it was built in 1918 by Benedict Quirino during a project by architect Ramos de Azevedo. The State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) began its operation in this building in 1967, where it taught: Chemistry, Food Engineering, and Medicine. In the same year, the COTUCA began to work with the courses of Electrotechnics, Mechanics, and Food. This building also houses the Unisoft, junior company of the course of computing.

The facilities spam an interior area of 6,500 square meters and, as a historical heritage, is preserved and maintained in accordance with its original features.

Courses offered

Mode: A - Internal Concomitance!Course Name!Course Code!Shift!Vacancies!Duration!Stage (hours)
Food25Full Day403 Years720
Electronics26Full Day403 Years720
Nursing27Full Day403 Years700
Software (Information Systems and Support)28Full Day403 Years400
Mechanics [Day/ Night]29/ 36Full Day/ Night403/ 4 Years720
Mode: B - Foreign Concomitance!Course Name!Course Code!Shift!Vacancies!Duration!Stage (hours)
IT (Programming and Internet) [Day/ Night]30/ 42Evenings/ Night402 Years400
Plastics [Day/ Night]31/ 44Mornings/ Night30/ 402 Years320
Labor Safety53Night402 Years460
Mode: C - Subsequent to High School!Course Name!Course Code!Shift!Vacancies!Duration!Stage (hours)
Environmental Technician32Night302 Years460
Electronics40Night402 Years720
Nursing49Evenings302 Years700
Hospital (Medical Equipment)51Night401 Year480
Mechanics (Automation and Control) [Night/ Night]43/ 45Night/ Night402 Years720
The Hospital (Medical Equipment) course has an additional prerequisite to have vocational training in: electronics, Electrotechnics, or Mechatronics Industrial Computers.
Sport: D - Technical Expertise!Course Name!Course Code!Shift!Vacancies!Duration!Prerequisites
Management (Quality and Productivity)52Night401 YearBe a middle level technical trained professional
Mechanical Computer Aided Projects54Night301 YearBe middle level trained in a vocational industry
Metallic Materials55Night201 YearBe middle level trained in: Mechanics, Plastics, Metallurgy, and Chemistry

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