Construction Technology
Construction Technology
The Construction Technology program is approved by the National Center for Construction, Education, and Research (NCCER). At program completion students will receive NCCER certification.
Students in this program gain practical, hands-on experience through a variety of construction projects. Instruction covers all phases of construction, allowing students to build skills from foundational concepts through finishing techniques. Full-time students can enter the workforce at the completion of this nine-month program.
The Construction Technology program aligns with the National Center for Educational Statistics. CIP Code 46.0201: Carpentry/Carpenter. A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to lay out, cut, fabricate, erect, install, and repair wooden structures and fixtures, using hand and power tools. Includes instruction in technical mathematics, framing, construction materials and selection, job estimating, blueprint reading, foundations and roughing-in, finish carpentry techniques, and applicable codes and standards.
Certifications: Students in the Construction Technology program complete OSHA10 training and may earn certifications from the National Center for Construction Education & Research (NCCER) General Carpentry I and II
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Construction Technology Courses (29 Credits Total):
*This course is recognized by the Kansas Board of Regents as Common or Support course within the program.
1 Credit Hours
This course covers the tools and materials required for the Building Trades. Students will be introduced to wood and lumber, engineered panels, and engineered lumber products, fasteners, hand tools, portable power tools, and stationary power tools. Students will begin to safely operate hand and power tools. This course covers the safety and job hazards for the building trades industry. Students will identify types of job hazards, accident prevention measures, lists classes of fires, be familiar with a fire extinguisher, demonstrate proper methods of lifting, list forms of eye protection, learn ways to protect hands when working with a table saw.
3 Credit Hours
This course includes the general and specific introduction into the construction business. The study of the Occupational Outlook and the various types of jobs available is also included. Students will need to pass a safety test on hand and power tools and equipment operations. The course also presents basic mathematics and its application to the construction industry.
4 Credit Hours
This is a step by step class that teaches the student how to use equipment, tools and fasteners; measure, cut, drill, join, fasten and finish various types of hardwoods and softwoods. The student will read, and interpret plans, elevations, schedules, sections, and details contained in basic construction drawings. Students master a variety of construction skills by applying knowledge through their participation in a ‘student design-built’ house project.
3 Credit Hours
A practical study of roof styles including gambrel, gamble, shed, hips, and trusses. The course covers rafter/truss design, lay-out, and framing. Students will also learn about cornice, soffits, and gable end construction.
4 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: BTT 111
This course provides experience in construction of the sub-floor system in a residential house according to the Uniform Building Code. The student will gain experience in construction and installing exterior walls and interior walls, plus a practical study of sheet rock materials and finishing techniques.
2 Credit Hours
Though the finishing of footings, foundations, and floor slabs is typically done by subcontractors, there are occasions when the residential carpenter is called on to build basic forms and place reinforcing materials in the structure. This course is a study of the reinforcing materials, concrete and basic formwork used in construction. Student will learn how to perform several masonry and concrete finishing tasks, such as mixing concrete, building footings, edges and wall forms and using concrete reinforcing materials.
5 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: BTT 121
The attractiveness of a home is often determined by the quality of its finish. Care needs to be taken in selecting the materials to finish the interior of the home. This courses describes the various materials used for insulating the home, finishing the walls and ceilings, and cabinetry.
3 Credit Hours
This course is a study of the exterior sheathings, windows, doors, siding, eave, and fascia. It includes installation, finish, and maintenance. The design style and installation of various types of windows and doors is covered. Experience in installing thresholds, weather stripping, lock-sets and overhead garaged doors is included.
4 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: BTT 159
Wood and certain other covering material used on inside and outside of the home require protective coatings against soiling, rot and other types of deterioration caused by the environment. Unfinished woods discolor, shrink, sell, check and warp if left unprotected. This course describes the various materials used for coatings that cover all types of finishes whether designed for wood or other materials such as metals and drywall. Coatings include paints, stains, varnishes and various synthetic materials both clear and colored.