Greater New Bedford Vocational Technical Institute’s Mission is to prepare students for the future and develop graduates into tomorrow’s workforce.

Our Coffee Shop

Our Coffee Shop is now open to our Night School students on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 5:30 PM to 8:30PM. Enjoy your break with a delicious snack.

Ideas for a class or workshop?

Do you have an idea for a class or workshop that you would like to see offered at GNBVTI?  We’d love to hear from you!  Please send us your ideas and/or feedback on how we can improve our program.

Call: Karen Walsh at 508.998.3321 Ext. 195

Email: gnbvti@gnbvt.edu

Thanks for your interest and participation in our program!

SPRING SESSION STARTS MARCH 2025

The Mission and Goals are organized around three core values; Preparation, Passion, and PerseveranceCurrently, the GNBVTI offers evening programs including Art, Carpentry, Culinary Arts, Foreign Language, Medical, and Welding. In addition, there are several evening continuing education/licensure courses including Construction Supervisors, Electrical, OSHA, Plumbing, and Steam Engineering.  Lastly, we are a Ch.74 Post-Secondary program and work with the Greater New Bedford Workforce Board and Commonwealth Corporation’s Career Technical Initiative (CTI) to provide training in evenings and weekends to unemployed, under-employed and recent high school graduates.  GNBVTI has something to offer for everyone!

200-Hour Career Technical Initiative Courses

Automotive Technology & Marine Technology

License Certifications

Building Official Certification, Construction Supervisor Prep & Renewal, EKG, Electrical Code, Industrial/Municipal Wastewater, Plumbing Code, Steam Engineering, 10-Hour OSHA

Vocational Training

Carpentry, Millwork, Culinary, Basic Electricity, Welding (Arc, Mig/Tig), Microsoft Office

Arts, Language, and Workshops

Canvas Painting, Culinary & Creative Workshops, Portuguese, Spanish

Our Programs

Carpenter in wheel chair refinishing item on table

Carpentry

Computers

Outside Construction and OSHA Multi-ethnic businesspeople and construction worker with blueprints

Construction Trades

person kneading dough in a kitchen

Culinary

Electrical

Industrial Wastewater

Language

Medical

Welding

COMING SPRING 2024 / FALL 2025

Plumbing

Steam Engineering