Since 1973, Meridian Technology Center has offered full-time and supplementary trade courses in the town of Stillwater, Oklahoma. According to its official website, the center offers a full-time masonry career program featuring hands-on construction projects in brick, block, stone tile and concrete. Students gain experience with tools including masonry saws, mixers, rulers, level, trowels, hammers, chisels and scaffolding. Outside of labor, students work with the Vocational Industrial Clubs of America to develop interpersonal and leadership skills and partake in field trips and visits from guest speakers. The Accredited General Contractors accredits Meridian's masonry course as a vocational program. Meridian Technology Center accepts online enrollment.
Meridian Technology Center
1312 S. Sangre Road
Stillwater, OK 74074
405-377-3333
meridian-technology.com
Located in northwest Wisconsin's Shell Lake, Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College offers associate degrees, technical diplomas, certificates and customized training with a focus on personal career enhancement, according to the college's website. In the school's one-year bricklaying and masonry program, students learn how to spread mortar, lay brick in line, build corners, construct arches and create fireplaces. Training in reading blueprints and managing material and supplements these core techniques. This program's curriculum takes students from classes such as sketching and print reading all the way to advanced bricklaying and industry concerns. Prospective students complete an application online.
Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College
505 Pine Ridge Drive
Shell Lake, WI 54871
715-468-2815
witc.edu
An affiliate of Pennsylvania State University, the Pennsylvania College of Technology in central Williamsport hosts the state's most prominent worker-training program. PCT's School of Construction and Design Technologies offers a certificate in Applied Technical Studies with an available masonry emphasis. This program prepares students for entry-level careers in masonry, concrete building, bricklaying, masonry sales and inspection positions. According to the college's website, students learn fundamentals of concrete, brick and stone and site preparation via hands-on work, and classes guide them through understanding of layout, work habits, work hazards and interpretation of plans and specifications. Interested students may print and mail an application or turn one in online.
Pennsylvania College of Technology
One College Ave.
Williamsport, PA 17701
570-326-3761
pct.edu