Briarwood College was founded in 1966 as the Briarwood Secretarial School, and became Briarwood College in 1979. The Applied Technology Division was created by Briarwood College to provide courses which prepare students to pass technical certification examinations which will help them reach their career goals.
Today at Briarwood College - Applied Technology Division
Briarwood leverages technology to make learning as efficient, effective and convenient as possible. They employ a blend of distance learning on-line courseware, instructor-led 'webinars' on-line, personalized coaching, and conventional hands-on classroom instruction.
Online Programs
Associate Degrees
- Fiber Communications
- Commercial Radio Operations and Maintenance
Applied Technology Certficate Programs
- CCENT Certification Training – Cisco Certified
- Entry Level Technician
- CCNA Certification Training – Cisco Certified
- Network Associate
- Commercial Radio Operations and Maintenance
- CompTIA A+ Certification
- Electronics Communication for Fiber
- Fiber Communications
- Fiber Optics for Communications
- MCAD – Microsoft Certified Application Developer for Microsoft .NET
- MCSA – Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator
- MCSD – Microsoft Certified Solution Developer for Microsoft .NET
- MCSE – Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
Applied Technology Certficate Courses
- Aircraft Avionics Technician
- Aircraft Electronics Technician
- Electronics Fundamentals
- FCC GMDSS Radio Maintainer
- FCC GMDSS Radio Operator
- FCC GROL
- FCC GROL with RADAR
- Fiber Optics Installer
- Fiber Optics Technician
- Smart Home (RESI)
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Briarwood College Applied Technology Division
1068 West Main Street
Waterbury, Connecticut 06708
877-755-1271
http://www.bcatd.com/
* Accreditation
Briarwood College is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc., a nongovernmental, nationally recognized organization whose affiliated institutions include elementary schools through ivy-league colleges such as Yale University and Harvard University. The high academic standards implied in the accreditation by NEASC helps assure Briarwood students that credits earned at Briarwood are more likely to be accepted at other colleges and universities.
Briarwood College is accredited by the State of Connecticut Board of Governors for Higher Education.
The Dental Chairside Assistant Program is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (and has been granted the accreditation status of "approval without reporting requirements"). The Commission is a specialized accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education.
The Health Information Technology Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) in collaboration with the Council on Accreditation of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).
The Child Development Laboratory School, in conjunction with Briarwood College, is accredited by the National Academy for the Education of Young Children.
The Dietetic Technician Program is granted approval by the American Dietetic Association Council on Education, Division of Education Accreditation/Approval.
The Legal Assistant/Paralegal Program is approved by the American Bar Association.
The Executive Medical Assistant Program has been granted initial accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).
The Mortuary Science Program is accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of the American Board of Funeral Service Education.
The Occupational Therapy Assistant Program has been accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA).
Briarwood College is approved to offer programs for the education and training of veterans and other eligible U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs beneficiaries.
Briarwood College is a member of the Servicemembers Opportunity College (SOC) consortium.
Briarwood College is approved for the training of students under the Connecticut Bureau of Rehabilitation Services.
Briarwood College is approved by the United States Department of Justice for non immigrant alien students
