The building of COTUCA is located on Culto a Ciencia Street at a historical heritage site of the city of Campinas, where it was built in 1918 by Benedict Quirino during a project by architect Ramos de Azevedo. The State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) began its operation in this building in 1967, where it taught: Chemistry, Food Engineering, and Medicine. In the same year, the COTUCA began to work with the courses of Electrotechnics, Mechanics, and Food. This building also houses the Unisoft, junior company of the course of computing.[citation needed]
The facilities spam an interior area of 6,500 square meters and, as a historical heritage, is preserved and maintained in accordance with its original features.
Courses offered
Mode: A - Internal Concomitance
Course Name
Course Code
Shift
Vacancies
Duration
Stage (hours)
Food
25
Full Day
40
3 Years
720
Electronics
26
Full Day
40
3 Years
720
Nursing
27
Full Day
40
3 Years
700
Software (Information Systems and Support)
28
Full Day
40
3 Years
400
Mechanics [Day/ Night]
29/ 36
Full Day/ Night
40
3/ 4 Years
720
Mode: B - Foreign Concomitance
Course Name
Course Code
Shift
Vacancies
Duration
Stage (hours)
IT (Programming and Internet) [Day/ Night]
30/ 42
Evenings/ Night
40
2 Years
400
Plastics [Day/ Night]
31/ 44
Mornings/ Night
30/ 40
2 Years
320
Labor Safety
53
Night
40
2 Years
460
Mode: C - Subsequent to High School
Course Name
Course Code
Shift
Vacancies
Duration
Stage (hours)
Environmental Technician
32
Night
30
2 Years
460
Electronics
40
Night
40
2 Years
720
Nursing
49
Evenings
30
2 Years
700
Hospital (Medical Equipment)
51
Night
40
1 Year
480
Mechanics (Automation and Control) [Night/ Night]
43/ 45
Night/ Night
40
2 Years
720
The Hospital (Medical Equipment) course has an additional prerequisite to have vocational training in: electronics, Electrotechnics, or Mechatronics Industrial Computers.
Sport: D - Technical Expertise
Course Name
Course Code
Shift
Vacancies
Duration
Prerequisites
Management (Quality and Productivity)
52
Night
40
1 Year
Be a middle level technical trained professional
Mechanical Computer Aided Projects
54
Night
30
1 Year
Be middle level trained in a vocational industry
Metallic Materials
55
Night
20
1 Year
Be middle level trained in: Mechanics, Plastics, Metallurgy, and Chemistry
