Through lectures, demonstrations, shop exercises, and campus work projects, students are prepared for employment in the residential-commercial carpentry construction industry. The goal of the program is to prepare students eventually to become leaders at many levels in the construction field: journeyman carpenter, job site foreman, construction superintendent, project manager, front office administrator, or owner of a contracting firm.
The program provides thorough instruction and training in residential and small commercial building construction through lectures and shop demonstrations. Special emphasis is placed on understanding the layout of difficult framing applications. The program also covers the processes and procedures necessary for carrying out construction projects from start to finish.
Students in this program take courses in the technical, business, logistical, and management aspects of the construction industry. In the senior year, students take either the advanced trade track or construction management track, which leads to Certificates of Undergraduate Study (CUGS) in Construction Management and Project Management from Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey.
The ability of students to apply theory to hand skills is monitored through shop projects requiring skill levels of increasing difficulty and through serving the college on supervised building maintenance, renovation, and new construction assignments.
Upon successful completion of the requirements for the Construction Technology (Carpentry Emphasis) program, graduating students will earn an Associate in Specialized Technology Degree and will demonstrate the necessary knowledge and skills to become apprentice carpenters and build a foundation to become master carpenters, superintendents, project managers, and construction managers by achieving the following learning outcomes specific to the program.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate basic knowledge of residential and commercial construction, their materials, and their appropriate application
- Apply appropriate construction techniques of carpentry forming, framing, and finish applications according to industry standards
- Demonstrate the safe and effective use of tools and equipment common to residential and commercial carpentry
- Thoroughly understand architectural plans for residential and light commercial buildings
- Create accurate and professional construction documents for building projects
- Demonstrate competency in the skills of teamwork, initiative, accountability, and responsibility
In the senior year, students choose the Advanced Carpentry track or the Construction Management track.
Advanced Carpentry students spend more hands-on time in shop and participate in specialized trade training and supervisory opportunities.
Construction Management students take courses in the technical, business, logistical, and management aspects of the construction industry, leading to Certificates of Undergraduate Study (CUGS) in Construction Management and Project Management from Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey.