State Control Number: 07564
Program Code: COTE.AS
Program Length: 24 months
Approved for Federal Financial Aid: Yes
The Construction Technology program provides preparation for a wide variety of positions in the construction field as a contractor, supervisor, building inspector or tradesperson. The program offers the opportunity to be self-employed and the pride and satisfaction of creating and building with your own hands.
To earn this degree, complete the major coursework with “C” grades or better and all of the following graduation requirements:
- 60 minimum degree-applicable units (including a maximum 4 units of activity) and 12 degree-applicable units through VVC;
- the VVC General Education pattern;
- Information Competency; Global Citizenship; Kinesiology; and
- 2.0 minimum overall degree-applicable GPA.
Courses may be double-counted in the major and in a general education category. Courses counted in one AA/AS major may not be used in another AA/AS major.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| CT 101 | Careers in Construction & Manufacturing | 1.5 |
| CT 103 | Construction Management | 3.0 |
| CT 104 | Construction Law | 3.0 |
| CT 105 | Technical Sketching | 3.0 |
| or CT 107 | Technical Mathematics | |
| or ENGD 103 | Blueprint Reading for Construction | |
| CT 106 | Materials of Construction | 3.0 |
| CT 110 | Building Codes and Zoning | 3.0 |
| CT 116 | Construction Safety | 2.0 |
| CT 131 | Computer Applications for Technology | 4.0 |
| Total Units | 22.5 | |
Suggested Plan of Study
Career, salary, and labor market data information.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summer | Units | |
| CT 116 | Construction Safety | 2.0 |
| Units | 2 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CT 101 | Careers in Construction & Manufacturing | 1.5 |
| CT 106 | Materials of Construction | 3.0 |
| ENGL 101.0 | English Composition and Reading 2 | 4.0 |
| CMST 106 |
Interpersonal Communication or Family Communication or Group Discussion or Public Speaking |
3.0 |
| Degree Applicable Elective | 3.0 | |
| Units | 14.5 | |
| Spring | ||
| CT 103 | Construction Management | 3.0 |
| CT 105 |
Technical Sketching or Technical Mathematics or Blueprint Reading for Construction |
3.0 |
| HLTH 102 | Contemporary Problems in Personal and Community Health 2 | 3.0 |
| VVC GE Category IIB – American Institutions | 3.0 | |
| VVC GE Category III – Humanities 4 | 3.0 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Summer | ||
| CT 110 | Building Codes and Zoning 1 | 3.0 |
| Units | 3 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CT 104 | Construction Law | 3.0 |
| CT 131 | Computer Applications for Technology | 4.0 |
| VVC GE Category IIA – Social & Behavioral Sciences | 3.0 | |
| VVC GE Category V – Mathematics | 3.0 | |
| Units | 13 | |
| Spring | ||
| Degree Applicable Elective | 12.5 | |
| Units | 12.5 | |
| Total Units | 60 | |
- 1
Offered odd numbered years.
- 2
Double counts for General Education and Competency.
- 4
Select a course that also fulfills Global Citizenship competency.