This degree will provide students with the foundation necessary to obtain employment in the construction industry, with skills in residential and commercial construction and project management. Students will learn the basics of home construction, including framing, roofing, siding, drywall, painting, and trim carpentry through hands-on instruction in our construction lab, completing a variety of projects. This technical training will be combined with classroom instruction in essential business management and project planning skills, including bookkeeping and accounting, business leadership and entrepreneurship, blueprint reading, estimating, scheduling, and other aspects of construction project management. Students will apply and demonstrate attainment of these skills through completion of a capstone project.
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Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Utilize worksite safety practices.
- Select and utilize tools and materials to complete tasks in multiple phases of construction to industry performance standards.
- Use construction project documents to create project planning and management tools.
- Demonstrate effective written and oral communication with multiple project stakeholders.
- Employ project management tools and techniques to achieve successful completion of construction projects. \ \
