Technical High School of Campinas

The Technical High School of Campinas (Portuguese: Colégio Técnico de Campinas, COTUCA), maintained by the University of Campinas, in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, is a school that provides free of charge courses at secondary education level on Nursing, Computer Sciences, Mechanical, Electrical, Foods Technology, Environment, Plastics, Labor Security, Medical Equipment, Telecommunications, Quality and Productivity Management, Mechanical Projects Assisted by Computer and Metallic Materials.

Location

The building of COTUCA is a historical heritage of the city of Campinas, and was built in 1918 by Benedict Quirino, a project by architect Ramos de Azevedo. The State University of Campinas—UNICAMP—began its operation in this building in 1967, with the courses of Chemistry, Food Engineering and Medicine. In the same year the COTUCA began to work with the courses of Electrotechnics, Mechanics and Food.

The facilities have 6,500 square meters and, as a historical heritage are preserved and maintained in accordance with its original features.

The building also houses the Unisoft, junior company of the course of computing.

It is at address 177 Culto a Ciencia Street in a historic building.

Courses offered

Mode: A – Internal concomitance

Food
- Code: 25
- Shift: full day
- Vacancies: 40
- Duration: 3 years' probation
- Stage: 720 hours
Electronics
- Code: 26
  - Shift: full day
  - Vacancies: 40
  - Duration: 3 years' probation
  - Stage: 720 hours
- Code: 35
  - Shift: Night
  - Vacancies: 40
  - Duration: 4 years to the stage
  - Stage: 720 hours
Nursing
- Code: 27
- Shift: full day
- Vacancies: 40
- Duration: 3 years now with 700 hours of training
Software – Information Systems and Support (formerly Data Processing)
- Code: 28
- Shift: full day
- Vacancies: 40
- Duration: 3 years' probation
- Stage: 400 hours
Mechanics – Automation and Control
- Code: 29
  - Shift: full day
  - Vacancies: 40
  - Duration: 3 years' probation
  - Stage: 720 hours
- Code: 36
  - Shift: Night
  - Vacancies: 40
  - Duration: 4 years' probation
  - Stage: 720 hours

Mode: B – Foreign concomitance

Information Technology – Programming and Internet
- Code: 30
  - Shift: evening
  - Vacancies: 40
  - Duration: 2 years' probation
  - Stage: 400 hours
- Code: 42
  - Shift: Night
  - Vacancies: 40
  - Duration: 2 years' probation
  - Stage: 400 hours
Plastics
- Code: 31
  - Shift: morning
  - Vacancies: 30
  - Duration: 2 years' probation
  - Stage: 320 hours
- Code: 44
  - Shift: Night
  - Vacancies: 40
  - Duration: 2 years' probation
  - Stage: 320 hours
Labor Safety
- Code: 53
  - Shift: Night
  - Vacancies: 40
  - Duration: 2 years' probation
  - Stage: 460 hours

Mode: C – subsequent to High School

Environmental Technician
- Code: 32
- Shift: Night
- Vacancies: 30
- Duration: 2 years' probation
- Stage: 460 hours
Electronics
- Code: 40
- Shift: Night
- Vacancies: 40
- Duration: 2 years' probation
- Stage: 720 hours
Nursing
- Code: 49
- Shift: evening
- Vacancies: 30
- Duration: 2 years of probation with 700 hours
Hospital-Medical Equipment
- Code: 51
- Shift: Night
- Vacancies: 40
- Duration: 1 year more stage
- Stage: 480 hours
- Prerequisite: Have Vocational Training in electronics, Electrotechnics, or Mechatronics Industrial Computers
Mechanics – Automation and Control
- Code: 43
  - Shift: Night
  - Vacancies: 40
  - Duration: 2 years' probation
  - Stage: 720 hours
  - Telecommunications
- Code: 45
  - Shift: Night
  - Vacancies: 40
  - Duration: 2 years' probation
  - Stage: 720 hours

Sport: D – Technical Expertise

Management for Quality and Productivity
- Code: 52
- Shift: Night
- Vacancies: 40
- Duration: 1 year
- Prerequisite: Be Technical Level Middle trained professional in any area
Mechanical Computer Aided Projects
- Code: 54
- Shift: Night
- Vacancies: 30
- Duration: 1 year
- Prerequisite: Be Technical Level Middle trained in vocational Industry
Metallic Materials
- Code: 55
- Shift: Night
- Vacancies: 20
- Duration: 1 year
- Prerequisite: Be Technical Level Middle trained in Mechanical, Plastics, Metallurgy and Chemistry