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Germanna's Career Classes are designed to skill you up fast for a career in a rewarding high-demand field. Tuition assistance may be available.
Business
Computers & Technology
- Cost: $433 with tuition assistance
- Cost: $830 with tuition assistance
Healthcare
- Email GCCWorkforce@germanna.edu to learn about this grant funded program
Certified Billing and Coding Specialist
- Cost: $1033 with tuition assistance
Oral Anatomy and Operative Dentistry
- Classes regularly starting
Industry & Construction
- Ongoing Enrollment
- Cost: $200 with tuition assistance
- Cost: As little as $500 with tuition assistance
- Cost: $1,400 with tuition assistance
- Cost: $783 with tuition assistance
- Cost: As little as $500 with tuition assistance
- Ongoing Enrollment
- Both 10 & 30 hour certification available
- Cost: As little as $500 with tuition assistance
- Ongoing Enrollment
- Many different classes in areas of CNC and Industrial Machining.
- Ongoing Enrollment
Basic Contractor's Business Licensing Class
- Ongoing Enrollment
Recertification CE for Journeymen & Master Online
- Ongoing Enrollment
- Recertification for Electrician, Gas Fitting, HVAC, & Plumbing
Bridges & Roads
Commercial Driver’s License - Class A & B
- Classes start monthly
- Complete in as few as seven weeks
- Cost: $2000 with tuition assistance
Intermediate Work Zone Traffic Control Training
- Ongoing Enrollment
- Complete in as few as 16 hours
- Ongoing Enrollment
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Click here to enroll today in a career, workforce, or non-credit course.
We're here to help you get started. Contact our team:
- (540) 891-3000
- admissions@germanna.edu
Current Instructor Spotlight
Learn from local expert instructors who bring a wealth of experience and industry connections to the classroom.
Mr. Jim Charapich
Professor Charapich has over 25 years of experience in the construction industry. He earned his bachelor’s degree in business management and has spent his career building projects and providing services to the building industry. Along with being an adjunct instructor, Professor Charapich is the president and CEO of Culpeper Chamber of Commerce, the Foreign Trade Zone #185, and the CEO of Career Partners, Inc. (E-Squared).
Mr. Saxon Gray
Saxon Gray is a full-time welding instructor with over 20 years of welding experience. He received a bachelor's degree in nursing from South University, just before making a career switch to the skilled trades industry. After learning the skills needed to be a successful welder, Mr. Saxon started his own welding company, S&K Welding, which he recently turned over to his son in order to teach at Germanna full time. Mr. Gray teaches students the basics of welding and educates them on the safety precautions and principles.
Mr. Joseph Lunceford
Joseph Lunceford has been an instructor for Germanna’s Workforce Services for ten years, teaching CompTIA I.T. Fundamentals and A+ Certification Preparation. He also has 10 years of experience as a network administrator for Culpeper County Public Schools and provides professional technical development for CCPS staff. He holds CompTIA A+ and Network+ certifications, as well as Linux Essentials, Cisco Certified Technician, Microsoft Azure Fundamentals, and AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner.
Mr. Joseph Mummert
Joseph Mummert embarked on his journey in the trades 25 years ago, working alongside his father during high school summers. After graduating, he entered the plumbing trade and steadily climbed the ranks, eventually establishing his own company, Junior's Plumbing Services, in 2012. In 2023, Mr. Mummert transitioned to Germanna, where he now teaches skilled trades, helping others discover their passions. With a Virginia Master License in Plumbing and Gas Fitting, he is currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in psychology at Regent University and Germanna.