Building Trades-Building Construction
Description:
House number 48 built by Alfred State College students.The building construction program provides instruction in the basic skills required of the carpenter and the mason in the construction of residential or other light-frame and masonry buildings. Extensive experience is gained in building layout, foundations, framing, sheathing, exterior and interior trim, block work, brick and concrete construction.
Coupled with this experience, the program provides the necessary theory connected with carpentry and masonry operations as well as blueprint reading, cost and materials estimating, surveying for building layout and control, and safety on the job.
A large part of the program is actual on-the-job training under the supervision of qualified instructors. Frequently, concrete and lumber companies instruct students in the uses of their products.
Entrance Requirements & Recommendations:
Recommended: Math A (algebra)
Features & Facilities:
- Focuses on classroom theory and hands-on skill training for entry-level employment in residential and light commercial construction.
- On-campus labs and equipment for instruction linked to off-campus projects that provide opportunities to experience training in a real-world environment.
Graduation Requirements:
A student must successfully complete all courses in the prescribed four-semester program and earn a minimum cumulative index of 2.0, which is equivalent to a "C" average.
Career Opportunities:
- Manufacturers
- Cabinetmaker
- Sales
- Shop Foreman
- Installer (cabinets, etc.)
- Dealers
- Maintenance Supervisor
- Carpenter
- Contractor
- Self-Employment
- Expediter
- Construction Superintendent
- Construction Foreman
- Mason
- Estimator
Typical Semester Layout:
Each class day has morning lectures scheduled at various times. Lab schedules continue until 3 p.m. each day after lectures. Each student is assigned a faculty adviser who maintains the student's grade records and is available for consultation daily. Schedules are blocked with a rotation system creating varied educational opportunities in on-campus labs and at off-campus construction projects.
| First Semester | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| BLCT | 1021 | College & Life Skills | 1 |
| BLCT | 1023 | Construction Essentials 1 | 3 |
| BLCT | 1034 | Workplace Environ & Safety | 4 |
| BLCT | 1022 | Wood Fabrication Tech 1 | 2 |
| BLCT | 1132 | Estimating I | 2 |
| BLCT | 1142 | Masonry I | 2 |
| BLCT | 1024 |
Construction Essentials II |
4 |
| 18 |
|||
| Second Semester | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| BLCT | 2044 | Construction Essentials III | 4 |
| BLCT | 2054 | Construction Essentials IV | 4 |
| BLCT | 2064 | Structural Components | 4 |
| BLCT | 2032 | Wood Fabrication Tech II | 2 |
| BLCT | 2132 | Estimating II | 2 |
| BLCT | 2142 | Masonry II | 2 |
| 18 | |||
| Third Semester | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| BLCT | 3223 | Home Remodeling |
3 |
| BLCT | 3313 | Basic CAD for Residential Drawings | 3 |
| BLCT | 3123 | Construction Drawings & Specs | 3 |
| BLCT | 3213 | Exterior Construction Details | 3 |
| BLCT | 3323 | Interior Trim | 3 |
| BLCT | 3233 | Advanced Framing | 3 |
| 18 | |||
| Fourth Semester | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| BLCT | 3021 | Building Codes | 1 |
| BLCT | 3101 | Introduction to Residential Jobsite Management | 1 |
| BLCT | 4202 | Form Building | 2 |
| BLCT | 3001 | Construction Business Operation | 1 |
| BLCT | 4111 | Introduction to Welding | 1 |
| BLCT | 4212 |
Safety Construction |
2 |
| BLCT | 4121 | Labor and Management Relations | 1 |
| BLCT | 4131 | Stair Construction | 1 |
| BLCT | 4132 | Interior Surfaces | 2 |
| BLCT | 3033 | Cabinet and Counter Top Construction | 3 |
| BLCT | 3203 |
Estimating III |
3 |
| 18 | |||
| Historic Preservation Electives | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| BLCT | 2094 | Window and Door Restoration | 4 |
| BLCT | 2084 | Mechanics of Decay and Deterioration in Wood | 4 |
| BLCT | 2074 | Historic Roofing Materials | 4 |
| BLCT | 4104 | Comparison of Framing Techniques | 4 |
| BLCT | 4900 | Directed Study - Historic Preservation | 2 |