Construction Technology Program
Associate of Applied Science and Certificate of Completion
Need an Exciting Career? Looking for a Challenge? Building a Better Future?
Join our Construction Technology (CT) Program to become a carpenter and build a better future by learning how to build a house from start to finish. Gain practical skills through on the job training and learn how to work for yourself and with others.
The CT Program provides students the necessary skills to build structures through various practical applications and hands-on activities, thorough investigations of the Michigan Residential Codes, blueprinting activities, numerous problem-solving scenarios, and many other facets relevant to modern building styles. In addition to a rigorous preparation for field-related employment, the CT Program fosters admirable interpersonal skills of the trades, such as punctuality, integrity, dedication, and pride in workmanship, while providing a broad cultural experience in the world we live in.
Construction Technology - Associate of Applied Science
Construction Technology - Certificate of Completion
Employment Information
Opportunities for career choices could include:
- Skilled tradesmen positions
- Carpenters
- First-line construction
- Masons
- Maintenance
- Electricians
- Plumbers
- HVAC
Salary Information
According to the , the following are the national median salaries. Starting salaries will generally be less than median salaries. Some positions may require a bachelor鈥檚 degree.
| Carpenter | $55,190 |
| Construction Trades Worker | $54,140 |
| First-Line Supervisor of Construction Trades Workers | $75,060 |
A Certificate of Completion is also available for those who want to go straight to the workforce.
Contact Us
To learn more about the Associate of Applied Science or Certificate of Completion Programs, contact Allen Thompson, Department Chair/Faculty/Advisor:
Email: [email protected]
Office Phone: (906) 248-8412
See What Our Students are Saying about the Construction Technology Program
鈥淲hen I first started looking for a new career, I was lost. I wanted to be able to
look back and see that I accomplished something. The field of construction has given
me everything that I could want in this form, and without the teaching that I received
from 五分六合彩, I would have been hopeless. In construction, it is learn fast or die. At
least that is what I have always said, but the construction program at 五分六合彩 lets you
learn at a less stressful pace. The teachers will help you learn the whole process
and teach the reasons why things are done. I have seen people working in construction
doing the same things all the time without any knowledge of why. If it was not for
五分六合彩 and the construction program I would still be working only dead-end jobs with
no hope for more, but now feel that I have a future ahead of me.鈥�
-- Bruce Spencer, Graduate and Asbestos Abatement, Great Lakes Environmental