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NCCER Construction Management Associate of Applied Science Degree

The Construction Management degree program is designed for the student who wishes to prepare for a career in some aspect of construction supervision. The program provides background skills in several areas of construction. Supervision courses, print reading, project management, and accounting for construction businesses provide a core of management and supervisory courses leading to a Construction Management Degree. In addition, this program will provide students with many hands on carpentry classes so that they get a full understanding of the construction industry.

Students are accepted into the Construction Management degree program every semester. A full-time student can complete this program in 4 semesters. To graduate, students must earn a minimum of 60 semester credit hours.

Offered at the Following Campuses/Delivery Mode:

  • South Campus (Dublin)

Employment Outlook

Career Traits/Requirements

Individuals wanting to enroll in the Construction Management degree program must have good eyesight, manual dexterity, hand-eye coordination, critical thinking skills, problem solving skills, math skills, and the ability to apply technology to the work environment.

Employment Opportunities

Graduates of the Construction Management degree program are prepared for employment in some aspect of construction supervision as a foreman, project manager, carpenter foreman, lead carpenter, and other positions within the construction field.

Program Costs

Tuition & Fees: $7,093.00

Books & Supplies: $1,645.00

Liability Insurance: $11.00 charged upon program entry and annually at beginning of calendar year

(Costs are estimated and are subject to change.)

Admission Requirements

OFTC may accept a student’s official entrance score on the following validated assessment instruments if the scores meet the required minimums:

  • COMPASS/ASSET,
  • SAT,
  • ACT,
  • PSAT,
  • PACT,
  • Accuplacer/Accuplacer Next Generation/Companion,
  • HOPE GPA after completion of 10th grade of 2.6 or higher, or High School GPA of 2.6 (for occupational programs), or 2.0 for Workforce Entry Level programs, or GED.

The College may accept transfer credit for other courses according to the College’s transfer policy.

Curriculum

Area I - Language Arts/Communications

Course NameCourse TitleCreditsContact
ENGL 1101Composition and Rhetoric

3

45

Area II - Social/Behavioral Sciences

Course NameCourse TitleCreditsContact
PSYC 1101Introductory Psychology

3

45

Area III - Natural Sciences/Mathematics

Choose one of the following:
Course NameCourse TitleCreditsContact
MATH 1103Quantitative Skills and Reasoning

3

45

MATH 1111College Algebra

3

45

Area IV - Humanities/Fine Arts

Choose one of the following:
Course NameCourse TitleCreditsContact
ENGL 2110World Literature

3

45

ENGL 2130American Literature

3

45

Program-Specific General Education Core Requirements

To meet the minimum required 15 semester credit hours in General Core Courses, students must take an additional 3 semester credit hours.

Course NameCourse TitleCreditsContact
ENGL 1102Literature and Composition

3

45

HIST 2111U.S. History I

3

45

HIST 2112U.S. History II

3

45

POLS 1101American Government

3

45

SOCI 1101Introduction to Sociology

3

45

Occupational Courses

Course NameCourse TitleCreditsContact
CARP 1000Fundamental Carpentry Skills

3

60

CARP 1015Structural Framing I

3

60

CARP 1020Structural Framing II

3

60

CARP 1025Intermediate Carpentry Techniques

5

105

CARP 1035Advanced Carpentry I

5

105

COFC 1080Construction Trades Core

4

75

COLL 1060Introduction to College and Computers

3

50

XXXX XXXXOccupational Electives

6

Commercial Specialization
Course NameCourse TitleCreditsContact
CARP 1056Advanced Commercial Carpentry

4

90

CCMN 1050Commercial Building Code

2

30

CCMN 1060Construction Estimating I

4

75

Select one of the following Drafting Courses:
Course NameCourse TitleCreditsContact
CMTT 2020Construction Drafting

3

60

CCMN 1030Construction Graphics

3

60

Select one of the following Project Management/Legal Courses:
Course NameCourse TitleCreditsContact
ACCT 2140Legal Environment of Business

3

45

CCMN 2010Construction Law

3

45

CCMN 2040Construction Project Management

4

60

Program Pathway

Semester 1

Course NameCourse TitleCreditsContact
COFC 1080Construction Trades Core

4

75

CARP 1000Fundamental Carpentry Skills

3

60

ENGL 1101Composition and Rhetoric

3

45

PSYC 1101Introductory Psychology

3

45

Choose one of the following:
Course NameCourse TitleCreditsContact
MATH 1103Quantitative Skills and Reasoning

3

45

MATH 1111College Algebra

3

45

Semester 2

Course NameCourse TitleCreditsContact
CARP 1015Structural Framing I

3

60

CCMN 1030Construction Graphics

3

60

CCMN 1050Commercial Building Code

2

30

Choose one of the following:
Course NameCourse TitleCreditsContact
MATH 1103Quantitative Skills and Reasoning

3

45

MATH 1111College Algebra

3

45

Choose one of the following:
Course NameCourse TitleCreditsContact
CCMN 1030Construction Graphics

3

60

CMTT 2020Construction Drafting

3

60

Semester 3

Course NameCourse TitleCreditsContact
CARP 1020Structural Framing II

3

60

CARP 1025Intermediate Carpentry Techniques

5

105

CARP 1035Advanced Carpentry I

5

105

Choose one of the following:
Course NameCourse TitleCreditsContact
CARP 1056Advanced Commercial Carpentry

4

90

CCMN 1060Construction Estimating I

4

75

Semester 4

Course NameCourse TitleCreditsContact
CARP 1056Advanced Commercial Carpentry

4

90

CCMN 1060Construction Estimating I

4

75

Choose one of the following:
Course NameCourse TitleCreditsContact
ENGL 1102Literature and Composition

3

45

HIST 2111U.S. History I

3

45

HIST 2112U.S. History II

3

45

POLS 1101American Government

3

45

SOCI 1101Introduction to Sociology

3

45