• Re-training Program for Immigrant Engineers, Computer Programmers and Scientists

The New York State Office for New Americans (ONA) is assisting skilled immigrants in re-entering the science, technology, engineering and math fields in which they earned a degree in their home country. In partnership with The Cooper Union, ONA provides free professional courses and job placement assistance for high-skilled New American engineers and scientists. These courses are an important vehicle in expanding work opportunities for New Americans who already possess the skills employers need.

Participants must have work authorization, have completed courses of study in their home country, and be seeking retraining in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Eligible immigrants are able to enroll in introductory and high-technology courses designed to update participants’ engineering, computer programming, and business skills. Courses are taught by Cooper Union faculty and experts in the field. The course offerings for each academic year are flexible and based on demand in the marketplace and student needs.

Please visit the program web site for more information and to check for available courses. To schedule an appointment or to determine eligibility, please call 212-353-4349 or by email.

For more information: Spring 2015 Class Announcement Press Release

List of courses for spring 2015 semester include:

• Analytical Chemistry: Chromatography and Spectroscopy
  
  
• Green Building Guidelines & Environmental Safety
  
  
• Heating, Ventilation, Air-Condition & Refrigeration
  
  
• Building Operation, Maintenance & Safety Regulations
  
  
• National Electrical Code (NEC) & its applications
  
  
• Bridge, Highway, Tunnels and Buildings: Professional Practice for Cost Estimating
  
  
• AISC Structural Steel Design
  
  
• ACI Structural Concrete Design
  
  
• Introduction to AutoCAD for engineers
  
  
• Advanced AutoCAD and Revit
  
  
• Linux (UNIX) Administration
  
  
• Data Architecture Principles, Data Structure and SQL
  
  
• Java Programming
  
  
• Microsoft .NET and C#
  
  
• Software Quality Assurance – Manual Testing
  
  
• Software Quality Assurance – Automated Testing
  
  
• Android Software Development