Lawson State Community College is a two-year public college with campuses in both Birmingham and in the greater Birmingham community of Bessemer. The community college's academic offerings include associate degree and certificate programs of studies in business, health science, liberal arts and continuing education. Lawson State's academic catalog also includes a number of career technical programs. The college awards Associate in Applied Science degrees in such trades as welding, automotive technician and air conditioning/refrigeration, among several others. Additionally, students matriculated at Lawson State can choose among certificate programs in trade studies like plumbing, nail care and carpentry.
Lawson State Community College
3060 Wilson Rd. SW
Birmingham, AL 35221
205-925-2515
lawsonstate.edu
Birmingham's Tri-State Institute Technical Career Training School was founded in 2008 as a branch of the institute's original Erie, Pennsylvania branch. The southwest Birmingham career school features mostly health professions diploma and degree programs, in addition to trade studies in heating, ventilation, air conditioning & refrigeration. Tri-State students can benefit from an array of services offered by the institute, including individualized career guidance and development as well as assistance with job placement.
Tri-State Institute Technical Career Training School
100 London Parkway
Birmingham, AL 35211
205-940-7800
tristateinstitute.com
The ITT Technical Institute is a private college with campuses nationwide including one in the metropolitan Birmingham, Alabama city of Bessemer. Students matriculated at the institute can explore a variety of studies in trades and technical careers from construction management and computer drafting and design to software engineering technology. While many of ITT's programs award associate degrees upon completion, the institute also features baccalaureate level programs of study. In addition to studies in information technology and drafting, ITT's Bessemer campus also features programs in business, criminal justice and in electronic technology.
ITT Technical Institute
6270 Park South Dr.
Bessemer, AL 35022
205-497-5700
itt-tech.edu