Check out courses in Culinary Arts, Computers, Healthcare, Automotive, Industry, Art, English, Home Improvement, and Finance. Class sizes are limited—registration is confirmed only upon receipt of deposit or payment. Contact Dottye Ricks at 476-1487 or drickbvt@u61.net for more information. Download a registration form here. (Right-click, PDF format)
Culinary Arts Classes
| ServSafe | |
| Earn your nationally recognized and accredited food safety certification. | |
| Instructor: Wendy Clark | Room: Culinary Arts Room |
| Saturday, 8 hours | |
| Dates: TBA | Tuition: $165 Materials included. |
Computer Classes
| Computer Networking/CISCO Training | |
| Phone 476-1487 for more information. | |
| Instructor: TBA | Location: |
| Evenings and times: TBA | Hours: 100 |
| Tuition: $1275 | |
| Basic Computers | |
| Instructor: Sandra Wetzel | Location: 131 |
| Tuesdays, 4–6 p.m. | Hours: 16 hours |
| April 6–June 1. No class April 22 | |
| Tuition: $165, No text. | |
| Adobe Photoshop CS4 | |
| Instructor: | Location: |
| Wednesdays | Hours: 16 |
| Tuition: | |
| Microsoft Word | |
| Word topics include working with documents, text formatting, and using headers/footers. | |
| Instructor: Sandra Wetzel | Location: Room 131 |
| Tuesdays, 6–6 p.m. | April 6–June 1. No class on April 22 |
| Hours: 16 each | |
| Tuition: $165. No text. | |
| Quick Website Construction | |
| Using a free website creation application, learn to create your own multi-page website without having to use html. Learn how to upload files, photos, calendars, etc. to your website. | |
| Instructor: Linda McSweeney | Location: Library Media Arts |
| Mondays, 4:30–6:30 p.m. | Hours: 12 |
| April 5–May 17. No class on April 19 | |
| Tuition: $125 | |
| Keyboarding | |
| Instructor: TBA | Location: Room 122 |
| Tuesdays, 6–8 p.m. | Hours: 24 |
| April 6–June 1. No class April 22. | |
| Tuition: $165. No text. | |
| Creating the Story: Creative Writing for Adults | |
| Instructor: Terri Vest | |
| Location: | |
| Wednesdays, 4:30–6:30 p.m. | March 17–April 7 |
| Mondays, 4:30–6:30 p.m. | April 12–May 10 |
| Hours: 16 | |
Finance Classes
| Career Planning for Adults in a Chaotic Economy | |
| Discover options for employment during economically trying times. | |
| Instructor: Andrea Gould, VSAC | Room: 124 |
| Tuesday, May 4, 6–8 p.m. | Hours: 2 |
| Tuition: Free. | |
| Educational and Financial Aid Options for Adults | |
| Find sources for financing adult education. | |
| Instructor: Andrea Gould, VSAC | Room: 124 |
| Tuesday, May 11, 6–8 p.m. | Hours: 2 |
| Tuition: Free. | |
| Quickbooks 1 & 2 | |
| Develop skills in setting up a QuickBooks company. | |
| Instructor: Lori Otis | Location: 122 |
| QuickBooks 1 | 16 hours |
| Mondays and Wednesdays | 6–8 p.m. |
| April 26–May 19 | |
| QuickBooks 2 | 16 hours |
| Mondays and Wednesdays | 6–8 p.m. |
| May 24–June 21 | No class May 31 |
| Tuition: $165 each, or QuickBooks 1 & 2 for $300. | |
| Accounting 1 & 2 | |
| Instructor: TBA | |
| Location: Room 137 | |
| Accounting 1 | |
| Tuesdays and Thursdays | 5:30–7:30 p.m. |
| April 6–April 20 | Hours: 16 |
| Accounting 2 | |
| Thursdays | 5:30–7:30 p.m. |
| May 6–June 24 | Hours: 16 |
| Tuition: $165 each, or Accounting 1 & 2 for $300. | |
ToolingU Online Classes: Limit 8 students per class
| Supervision/Management Training | |
| Online instruction and certification in management, supervision, manufacturing, maintenance, & others. Limit of 8. Contact Dottye: 476-1487 or drickbvt@u61.net for more information. |
Automotive Classes
| ASE Test Prep: Brakes | |
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| Wednesdays | Hours: 18 |
| Tuition: $185 | |
Health Classes
| Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA) | |
| Tuition: $900 | |
| LNA June Intensive | |
| Instructors: Lynda Volz and Sherry Barnard | |
| Location: 136 A and B and Woodridge Nursing Home | |
| Monday–Friday 1:00–7:00/9:00/10:00 p.m. | |
| June 8–July 3 | 100 hours |
| Additional hours as necessary including weekends | |
LNA |
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| Tuesdays & Thursdays | 6:00–9:00/10:00 p.m. |
| $900 | January-April |
| LNA | |
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| $900 | |
| PCA | |
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| Monday and Wednesday | March-May |
| Tuition: $365 | |
Home Improvement Classes
| Green Construction Prep | |
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| Thursdays | Hours: 16 |
| $185, includes materials | |
| Handyperson Series | |
| Automotives | |
| Instructor: Travis Burbank | |
| Location: Automotive Bay | |
| Mondays, 6–8 p.m. | |
| April 5–May 17 | Hours: 12 |
| $125 or combine with another handyperson class, $235 for both | |
| Carpentry | |
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| Thursdays | Hours: 12 |
| $125 | |
| Electrical | |
| Instructor: Jan Ruta | |
| Location: HVAC Room | |
| Wednesdays, 6–8 p.m. | |
| April 28–June 2 | Hours: 12 |
| $125 or combine with another handyperson class, $235 for both | |
| Plumbing | |
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| Tuesdays | Hours:12 |
| $125 | |
English Classes
| Conversational English | |
| For those with English as a second language. | |
| Instructor: | |
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| Tuesdays | |
| Hours: 9 | Tuition: $85 |
General Information
Financial Aid
Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC) offers non-degree grants for technical center courses. Call VSAC at 1-800-882-4166 or the Adult Education Office at 476-1487 for more information.
Download the VSAC Non-Degree
Grant Application here.
(PDF format, right-click to download)
Senior Citizen Discount
For those aged 62 and up, there is a 10% discount. Additional discounts may be possible on a space-available basis for classes meeting minimum enrollments. Call the Adult Education Office at 476-1487 for more information.
Course Discounts for Employers
In partnership with the VT Training Program, Department of Economic Development, we are able to offer a 50% discount to select, industry-specific employer-supported students in Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, CAD, Keyboarding, Web Design, Office Accounting, and LNA. To see if you are eligible for this discount, call the Adult Education Office at 476-1487.
In those businesses not eligible for the VT Training Program discount, we offer a 10% discount for employers who register three or more employees in one course.
Refunds and Cancellations
Tuition refunds will be made only if you notify the Adult Education Office by 4:00 p.m. three days before the class is scheduled to begin. Adult Education will cancel classes that do not meet minimum enrollment requirements. If this occurs, registrants will be notified, and refunds will be made.
Other Services for Adults
High School Diploma: The Vermont Adult Diploma Program offers high school diplomas through assessment, home study, and tutoring. Call the Adult Technical Education Office at 476-1487 for more information.
Have a Request for a Course?
If you have a request,, please let us know, and we’ll see what we can do! Contact Dottye with ideas at 476-1487 or drickbvt@u61.net.