AY25 Academic Catalog/Handbook

NCCER Construction Management Diploma

The Construction Management diploma 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 Diploma. 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 diploma program every semester. A full-time student can complete this program in 4 semesters. To graduate, students must earn a minimum of 53 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 diploma 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 diploma program are prepared for employment as a construction supervisor, construction foreman, project manager, carpenter foreman, lead carpenter, and other positions within the construction field. Instruction and practical application of learned skills provide a broad occupational background which appeals to prospective employers.

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

Basic Skills Courses

Course NameCourse TitleCreditsContact
ENGL 1010Fundamentals of English I

3

45

MATH 1012Foundations of Mathematics

3

45

Select one of the following:
Course NameCourse TitleCreditsContact
EMPL 1000Interpersonal Relations & Prof Development

2

30

PSYC 1010Basic Psychology

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 1035Advanced Carpentry I

5

105

COFC 1080Construction Trades Core

4

75

COLL 1060Introduction to College and Computers

3

50

Commercial Specialization
Course NameCourse TitleCreditsContact
CARP 1056Advanced Commercial Carpentry

4

90

CCMN 1050Commercial Building Code

2

30

CCMN 1060Construction Estimating I

4

75

CMTT 2020Construction Drafting

3

60

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

3

45

CCMN
Construction Law

3

45

CCMN
Construction Project Management

4

60

Program Pathway

Semester 1

Course NameCourse TitleCreditsContact
CARP 1000Fundamental Carpentry Skills

3

60

CCMN 2020Construction Scheduling

4

60

COFC 1080Construction Trades Core

4

75

ENGL 1010Fundamentals of English I

3

45

Semester 2

Course NameCourse TitleCreditsContact
CARP 1015Structural Framing I

3

60

CARP 1020Structural Framing II

3

60

CCMN 1050Commercial Building Code

2

30

MATH 1012Foundations of Mathematics

3

45

Semester 3

Course NameCourse TitleCreditsContact
CARP 1025Intermediate Carpentry Techniques

5

105

CARP 1035Advanced Carpentry I

5

105

Choose one of the following:
Course NameCourse TitleCreditsContact
ACCT 2140Legal Environment of Business

3

45

CCMN 2010Construction Law

3

45

Semester 4

Course NameCourse TitleCreditsContact
CARP 1056Advanced Commercial Carpentry

4

90

CCMN 1060Construction Estimating I

4

75

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Occupational Electives

6

Choose one of the following:
Course NameCourse TitleCreditsContact
EMPL 1000Interpersonal Relations & Prof Development

2

30

PSYC 1010Basic Psychology

3

45