Please email admissions@generalsociety.org to be added to the mailing list for the 2024 Academic year, registration will open in June 2024 and classes will begin in September 2024.

Mechanics Institute offers the following two-year programs:

Classes are held two nights a week, Monday and Wednesday nights

Classes are held two nights a week, Tuesday and Thursday nights

Eligibility Requirements: 

  • All applicants must be currently employed in the Construction and Building Industry.
  • Must have a minimum of two years experience in the Construction and Building Industry.
  • Must be a High School, GED, or College graduate.

Admissions Materials: 

Applicants must electronically submit a copy of the following items:

  • Letter from employer confirming employment in the Construction and Building Industry (must verify at least two years of experience)
  • Copy of high school diploma, GED, or college transcript
  • Photo ID

How to Apply: 

  • Email admissions@generalsociety.org with the program of your choice for an application packet.
  • Submit the above Mechanics Institute admissions materials.

Additional Application Materials: For all programs, students must submit a 250 word essay. Details can be found on the application. 

Applicants accepted to the Mechanics Institute must pay the required fees listed below:

  • $100 Registration Fee due every Semester
  • $75 Membership fee due every year

For more information, please email admissions@generalsociety.org

Notice of Nondiscriminatory Policy as to Students: The school admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.