This place is fantastic! I've been obsessed with reading about woodworking of all sorts whether it…read morebe magazines, books, you tube videos, etc. I have had a harder time time actually committing any of this newfound book knowledge to use because of the lack of tools. Unfortunately woodworking is one of those hobbies that by and large require a large assortment of tools to do various projects. While many of these tools can be useful for even the regular homeowner into DIY (router, band saw, table saw, palm sander, various hand tools) several other tools are needed depending on the project. While I own most of the tools mentioned above one I don't have is the lathe. It's also one of those tools that I couldn't justify buying without trying because a) Wood spinning at 1000rpm is a little scary b) I would prefer to have some instruction prior to purchase c) Why spend the money on a machine for it to collect dust because I'm just not that into it. Enter Easthampton School of Woodworking/The Workbench. Aside from offering an intensive 6 month cabinet building program they also offer several weeknight and weekend classes that cover various topics. I perused through their list of available classes and saw an introductory lathe class for $80 which accounted for the material for the mallet you would make and also the 6 hours of instruction. Not too shabby. Location/Amenities: This place is pretty flipping stellar Its housed in an old factory building with several different rooms setup with various workbenches for use with hand tools, large woodworking power machinery, and in the back is a room with their lathes available for classes and open shop time. Instructor: Our class was taught by Brian who attended the North Bennet Street School of Woodworking (pretty esteemed school). He did a great job of giving our class of 5 individual instruction when necessary and also partitioning out the group instruction in manageable pieces so as not to inundate us with information. Open Shop Time: While I haven't used this resource I can see where it would be amazing. Aside from having the wood necessary for the project, the amount of machines necessary to dimension rough cut lumber can be quite expensive and take up a lot of space in your workshop area. Many people can't justify the space or the expense to own these machines, or perhaps they're reluctant to buy any of the big power tools because of cost or safety hazards of the machines. The great thing about this place is on Thursdays from 6:30-9:30PM they have open shop where once you demonstrate you can safely use their machines you can log in to a computer that tracks your hours (~$10/hr), and use their machinery. Not only do you have access to their machines but you also can use the staff that is overseeing open shop to ask for help if you run into an issue. I personally don't own a jointer/planer (needed for dimensioning lumber), but I would certainly use theirs and save quite a bit of money buying the wood rough cut vice s4s (smooth on all sides) and finishing it myself. Overall: It was an awesome experience and I'm currently searching Craigslist and auctions for a quality vintage lathe (I'm a sucker for anything old). It's pretty amazing turning a straight piece of wood into a useable tool in the course of an hour. Highly recommended if you have an interest for woodworking, or would like access to larger tools that you may not own. This would also be a good gift for a spouse, sign them up for a class, who doesn't like a guy/girl that can create something with their own two hands.

Absolutely best school in the area. Here is a school where you can tell the teachers care. The…read morestudents seem to love it and the plays they put on are amazing. The cosmetology shop does an amazing job and afterwards going to the resturant is a wonderful treat the sweets are great and the meal is done very well. Everyone at this school works hard and does a great job!

Quality education is definitely worth it, especially for all the basics of culinary arts!…read moreDefinitely had a great system in place with the right staff. Unfortunately, I was part of the last class to go through the Cromwell campus. It was an awesome experience and definitely worth the price tag (which is about the same as ONE year at JWU.)!!!! Would I recommend Lincoln Culinary Institute? YES!!!

I took the Project Management Academy in person PMP class with Michael Einstein on 11/18-11/21/24…read more This course provided a great foundation for PMP test. The class was well structured and although there was a lot of material covered, it was both comprehensive and easy to understand. Michael had a deep understanding of the subject and provided many real life examples that helped clarify concepts. The handouts and online tools were a great addition to help study and Michaels friendly email encouragements after the course to keep studying were also beneficial. Overall, I would highly recommend this course for anyone looking to achieve their PMP certificate.

Entering the automotive program was a big deal for me, as i didn't know pretty much anything about…read morevehicles when i started. a few months in while i did very well at the program i realized this wasn't the place for me to be at. The main instructor was in my eyes a very big " bully " between threatening me with expulsion countless times for things other students where saying, and constantly talking down to me in a rude manner. Constantly being told this was not a " Safe Place " for " Little Fairy's ". I decided to leave PCI for greener pastors and save my money for a place that cares about its students instead of protect someone who should not be in the teaching field. When reporting this teacher multiple times to the office, i was told " This isn't High school and i should get over it " The other instructor who was abit older was very much like-able and was willing to teach you anything you wanted to know. while the main teacher would sit and watch for 2 - 3 hours an then just do it himself with out teaching a thing. I do not recommend this trade at this school, save your money an go somewhere where you are respected and valued.

I signed up for the electrician program with the promise that career services would actually help…read moreme find a job after I graduated. Instead, this place has been a complete waste of money. During the school year, we have gone through 5, that's five, instructors. I can see why there is such a large turnover, there is never enough material for lab, and nearly all the equipment and devices are completely smoked. For the hefty price tag of 33k a year one would expect some a. continuity of learning b. a lab space that is conducive to actually learning, which it is not. The tool boxes that they have for use during the labs are gutted, and the tools that go missing or break, are simply not replaced. Many students end up bringing in their own tools, just to get through the labs. On top of all of this, the material that they "teach" the students is outdated, hailing from the 2020 code book, when we are a year into the 2023 code book. Now mind you, why are we learning old material? Well the director has said, hey you've got a new code book and the old stuff, you can just reference your new code book for the actual answers, whereas all the testing is done through the old material. I'm telling you right now, do not waste your money on this school. It is a waste of time and effort for an education with no help to gain employment and to where you will learn old material. I would recommend trying to get into the local electrical union or try Wayne Griffen for your education. At least there you are given a job right off the bat and an up to date education that will help you in your journey to becoming an journeyman electrician. Good luck and if you do end up coming to this school, you will certainly regret it within a few weeks.

OMG...This place is seriously the place to go too...I got my CDL there from Massachusetts and I…read morepassed with all the help edd and the training crew gave me .Now I am here in North Carolina training for sncheider trucking I have a job and all cause they cared and helped me thru my bad times when I wanted to quit..they called and they called and told me to come back and finish and I did thanks Lenny and Netts

I came to this school to get my CDL, and honestly, it was the worst experience I've ever had. The…read moreclassroom part was decent I actually learned a lot there. But once you get outside to train? It's a mess. There are barely any instructors, and the few that are around change constantly. It feels like they're always firing and hiring, so there's no consistency and no support. I signed up for the full course to get my Class A, and when it came time for hands-on training, they basically handed me a piece of paper and said, "Figure it out." That's not training. You're completely on your own outside. No structure, no guidance, just frustration. I would not recommend getting your CDL here Class A or B at this location. Maybe other branches are better, but this one was a complete waste of time and money..

I participate in the medical assisting program here, and I have no idea how the other programs are,…read morebut this one is phenomenal. The instructor is incredibly dedicated to providing an excellent quality of education, and always seeks to find answers if she doesn't have them. She does her absolute best to make sure we know the material, and having gone to university before this, it is so nice to have someone care directly about my success. There are amazing support systems in place, and while you're expected to put in the work, you absolutely get just as much as you give to it. I have a major passion for medicine that was reignited after a brief period of doubt, entirely by this program. I cannot recommend it enough.

If I could give this school ZERO stars I would. This school is by far the worst school I have…read moreattended. The staff is so disrespectful and unprofessional. They constantly have insulted and belittled me and my cousin while attending here. It is unsanitary, and when the Covid had begun they had a student with Covid and didn't tell us until a week or two later. The staff had interfered with our internship multiple times preventing us from graduating. They refused to accommodate our needs and continued to belittle us and insult us. I do not recommend attending this school. Save yourself the trouble.

Good programs for cheap. You get the same education but for so much cheaper. They have an awesome…read morecosmetology program. The electrician program is pretty good too. They have non trade classes after dark too. You can learn about honey bees, sewing, line dancing, knitting, and any other topic you think that might be interesting

From the owner: Over 40 years of teaching experience.read more

So we just had a bad time being here last year in October and what happend is they never accepted…read moreanything we said... So what a bad time we had at this school since august.. so where do i begin... lets see... First the tech teacher sadly never explanded about this drive thing cause he just said start up the drive but didnt fully explan what needed to be done as he has before.. and what also happend after that. is that one of the teachers did NOT accept my IEP and also kept fllowing me around like what happend at the other school... and the lady who was on Zoom meeting never accepted what we said at all cause something stupid was made and there wasnt any promises made up for what was wrong at the first place.. And they also have a hard math class called Biologoy and thats too hard to do cause once you start the math its too hard to do cause then i dont furgure out the answers that where simpled on the page like whats sad about really happened is that they also cheat since every math was complanded around.. and our math bio teacher also compained once that someone will get a 0 over this by yelling out loud saying enough with the mistakes in this class.. as he yelled out loud cause he lived in Fitchburg and he is dangeruois to live with since Fitchburg is now a dirty town and nobody pays rent by living up on big hills that make you fall off on... and we did report this on the Zoom meeting.. but no nothing was proved and they didnt listen to us very well even the lady who my other mom tought she was a redneck unagreeded with her and kept going about what she really said.. and then once she complaneded that i needed to be at a school with too many little childern as a kidnergarder.. my other mother closed the window left the meeting and never came back as she was muting Mr tennny cause hes a parent guy of me and he doesnt help what he was saying because what we heard wasnt true and he never really said anything about the childern in class list ethier... just said only a few numbers.. witch wasnt good enough to give out full info.. We will prob not be back to this school unless theres a better chance to let me come back soon since we havent heard from anyone but a lady thats willing to get us back here without bad IEP dismcasion..

From the owner: We are a top technical school.read more

This review goes out to Moes, the pasta place that was in gsu rotation and burger plus fries. Oh…read moreand the smoothie place, all three of these places really do understand good ass food

A hidden gem of performing arts in our area! The students of the Hartt school are amazing and so…read moretalented! Thank you! We had originally seen this play "Baby" when we were newlyweds and we also saw this play with the couple we were with at our performance tonight! Now many, many years later we are seeing the play as we have both have families and we are now heading into retirement! It was an amazing journey to see the differences and adaptations!! We can not wait until next year's plays!!