Adult Evening Courses
- Gould Construction Institute Evening Plumbing Course
- 600 Hour Journeyman Electrician Course
- 150 Hour Master Electrician Program
- 15 Hour Electrical Code Update
- 6 Hour Electrical Continuing Education
Gould Construction Institute Evening Plumbing Course
Tier 3 and tier 5 are being offered this year. (See Program Curriculum & Requirements below for details).
Contact Diane Craven, Education Director at Gould Construction Institute, (781) 270-9990 ext. 1121, with questions or to register.
Plumbing Program Curriculum and Requirements
600 Hour Journeyman Electrician Course
600 Hour Journeyman Electrician Course
The Massachusetts Board of State Examiners of Electrician of the Division of Professional Licensure of the Commonwealth has approved McCann Technical School as a provider for the 600 hour electrical journeyman program.
This program is 600 hours of classroom instruction for electrical apprentices pursuing a career towards obtaining their journeyman's electrical license. It prepares and meets the requirements for the students to be eligible to take their Massachusetts Journeyman State Exam. Students will take 2 modules per school year - no classes are offered in the summer.
According to the Massachusetts State Board of Electrical Examiners, before an individual can be eligible to register for the electrical licensing exam, the individual must complete the following, both of which are approximately four years:
- 8,000 hours of employment as an apprentice under the direct supervision of a MA Class B Journeyman license
- 600 hours of classroom instruction in electrical code and theory from an approved school based on the current National Electrical Code
Modules are 75 hours. Module enrollment is determined by the regulations of the Board of State Examiners of Electricians of the Division of Professional Licensure of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, www.mass.gov/ocabr/licensee/dpl-boards/el/.
Fall 2024 Offerings:
- Module 1 - Safety (basic, electrical, hand tools, power tools, rigging, OSHA, code) and basic theory, trade math, Ohm's law, DC theory, DC circuits, basic electrical terminology, intro to electrical materials, intro to electrical conductors
- Module 3 - AC fundamentals (branch circuits, feeders, services, introduction to motors, contactors/relays, lighting) and Over Current Protection (breakers, fuses, sizes, temperature rating, ambient temperature)
- Module 5 - Devices, raceways, and boxes (types, sizes, fill requirements), Distribution Equipment (services, types, sizing and calculations) and Transformers (theory, sizing, types, locations)
- Module 7 - Load Calculations (services, feeders, buildings, tables and examples) and Low Voltage Systems (lighting, security, fire alarm, sound, optical fiber cable, communications {voice, data, video})
Winter 2025 Offerings:
- Module 2 - AC theory and systems (intro to AC theory, intro to fire alarm, data, security, identification and use of equipment, residential wiring) intro to blueprints (terminology wiring methods, grounding and bonding, math legends, etc)
- Module 4 - Grounding (theory, requirements, sizing) and conductors (types/insulation, sizing/rating, installation, splicing)
- Module 6 - Motors (theory, DC, AC, controls, motor control centers, maintenance, calculations) and Codes (Massachusetts Electrical Code, Laws {MGL 141, 143, 148, 166, etc.}, Regulations {237 CMR}, State Building Code {780 CMR})
- Module 8 - Emergency systems (requirements, sizing, lighting), Code Requirements (Mass Code, CMR 237, apprenticeship) and specialties (high voltage, hazardous locations, life safety code, HVAC)
Class Information
- Fall 2024 Memo
- Evening Class Information
- Parking Map
For more information or questions please contact Jennifer Bullett at jbullett@mccanntech.org or 413-663-5383 x106
Cost
Modules 1 & 3 - $625 (includes required (2) textbooks
Module 5 - $500 (no required textbooks for this module)
Module 7 - $550 (includes required textbook)
**Additional fee of $35 for OSHA if needed (module 1 only)***
- All payments must be paid in full before the start of class - no payment plans are accepted
- Cash or check only - no credit card transactions are authorized
- Checks should be made out to McCann Technical School
Please contact Jennifer Bullett at jbullett@mccanntech.org with any questions
Refund Policy
McCann 600 hour electrical journeyman program adheres to the following refund policy:
- Non-attendance alone does not qualify a student for a refund. Students must initiate, in writing, a withdrawal from the program
- Refunds are based on the student's official withdrawal as determined by the superintendent's office
- Full tuition refunds are granted for any program cancelled by McCann
- A full tuition refund is given before the first day of class, 75% tuition is given for class days 1-6, 50% for class days 7-10, and no tuition refund after 10 class days.
- Refunds are processed after the end of the refund period. Refund checks are mailed to the student's home address on file in the superintendent’s office.
- No refunds for books.
Registration
Required Textbooks
- Modules 1, 2, 3 & 4 – ‘Electrical Wiring Residential, 2023 NEC’ and
‘Delmar’s Standard Textbook of Electricity 7th Edition’ (will use for all 8 modules) - $250
- Modules 5 & 6 - No textbook required
- Modules 7 & 8 - Journeyman’s Exam Buster State Laws and Regulations - $100
A copy of the 2023 NEC Code Book for the Fall 2024 modules is available upon request. $175 (not included in module tuition)
Please contact Jennifer Bullett at jbullett@mccanntech.org for more information
150 Hour Master Electrician Program
McCann Technical School will not be running the Master Electrican Program in the 2024-2025 school year.
Please contact Jennifer Bullett at jbullett@mccanntech.org to be put on the email list for future offerings.
Class Information
McCann Technical School will not be running the Master Electrican Program in the 2024-2025 school year.
Please contact Jennifer Bullett at jbullett@mccanntech.org to be put on the email list for future offerings.
For more information or questions please contact Jennifer Bullett at jbullett@mccanntech.org or 413-663-5383 x106
Cost
Refund Policy
Registration
Required Textbooks
15 Hour Electrical Code Update
The Massachusetts Board of State Examiners of Electrician of the Division of Professional Licensure of the Commonwealth has approved McCann Technical School as a provider of the 15 hour electrical code update class and we have similarly been approved by the states of Maine New Hampshire, and Vermont. We have also been approved to offer the 6 hour electrical calculations continuing education course.
We have no scheduled classes at this time.
If you have any questions please contact Jennifer Bullett at jbullett@mccanntech.org