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Carpentry and Masonry
39-41This certificate is for the individual wishing to enter the construction field. The combination of laboratory and lecture sessions provides the theory and the practical application of the construction trades. Graduates can find employment as carpenters or masons. Some graduates enter into their own businesses.
To prepare graduates to find employment in a field related to the building trades.
- The student will be able to identify the career opportunities associated with the building trades.
- The student will participate in completing construction projects through a combination of laboratory and on-site training experiences.
- The graduate will be employed in a field related to the building trades within 1 year.
- The student will demonstrate the correct use of the materials, hand tools, power tools, and equipment used in residential building construction.
- The student will demonstrate skills needed to measure, layout, and construct all the parts of a residential building.
- The student will demonstrate skills needed to apply the materials to the exterior and interior of a building.
- The student will demonstrate skills in the placement and finishing of concrete and laying of bricks and blocks.
- The student will demonstrate basic woodworking skills.
- The student will identify the building codes used in residential and commercial building construction.
- The student will demonstrate the recommended working practices of, block, brick, and concrete construction.
- The student will define the different components of the residential and other light-frame construction drawings.
- The student will be able to apply information from prints in the assembly and building process
- The student will define the quantity takeoff process.
- The student will demonstrate a competency in quantity determination from construction drawings.
- The student will be able to explain the inter-relationships between contract documents, and the quantity takeoff of the materials.
- The student will demonstrate an understanding of the factors that affect the time required to complete each portion of a given project.
- The student will be able to analyze cost control systems and estimate accuracy.
- The student will be able to interpret contract, bonds, and insurance practices.
- The student will demonstrate communication skills by doing outside research projects and present oral reports in class.
- The student will identify and explain the components of a cost estimate.
- The student will collaborate in a laboratory setting to complete assigned projects.
- The student will work as part of a crew on an on-site construction project.
- Students will use traditional and contemporary information technology.
- Students will identify, access, and appropriately use authoritative sources of information.
Plan Of Study:
5.0
This course introduces description and use of construction materials, tools, safety procedures, and framing techniques for foundations, floors and walls. Hands-on experience and safety are emphasized. See when this course is offered ...
5.0
This course covers the design and construction of residential roofs, including rafters, trusses, hands-on experience and safety procedures are emphasized. Prerequisite: CB101 Carpentry 1. See when this course is offered ...
5.0
This course covers the finishing of the interior and exterior of a residential structure. Topics include windows and skylights, interior and exterior doors, frames and walls, thermal barriers, and sound insulation, stairs, and plaster, and drywall Hands-on experience and safety procedures are emphasized. Prerequisite: CB101 Carpentry 1. See when this course is offered ...
5.0
This course introduces the fundamental concepts of concrete construction. Topics include theory of concrete design, construction methods and materials, tools, foundations, walls, and flat work. Hands-on experience and safety procedures are emphasized. See when this course is offered ...
5.0
This course introduces the fundamental concepts of block masonry construction. Topics include the history, development, and manufacturing of mortar and block, mixing mortar, laying block, and the use and care of tools and scaffolding. Hands-on experience and safety procedures are emphasized. See when this course is offered ...
5.0
This course introduces the fundamental concepts of brick masonry construction. Topics include the history, development, and manufacturing of brick, mixing mortar, bonding, corners, laying brick masonry for fireplaces, chimneys and arches, and the use and care of tools and scaffolding. Hands-on experience and safety procedures are emphasized. See when this course is offered ...
3.0
This course provides an introduction to architectural working drawings. Topics include background principles, residential working drawings, specifications, and reading the working drawing of a small structure. See when this course is offered ...
3.0
This course covers the organization of a formal estimate for a residential building and the types of estimates used in construction, along with qualifications of an estimator. Each division is broken down for a thorough understanding of the materials and methods used to calculate proper quantities. Actual working drawings and specifications for a small residence are used to compile a systematic estimate of materials and labor. Excavation, concrete work,masonry, and wood and structural steel construction are covered.Topics include builders estimates, quantity take-off process, quantity determination, cost estimating from quantities, cost control system, contracts, bonds and insurance, overhead and contingency issues, and computer-assisted estimating. See when this course is offered ...
3.0
This course is a practical course designed to increase an individual's knowledge of the nuances involved in operating a small business. It is for both those individuals who are actively considering business ownership and those who merely desire to increase their general knowledge of business. Through lecture, films, and discussion, the individual will examine the necessary managerial and operational skills for proprietorship, develop a knowledge bank, and become acquainted with the available resources for small business. Areas covered include: self-assesment, planning, decision-making, legal forms of business, record keeping, business insurance, taxes, advertising and promotion. Examinations plus the presentation of a realistic business plan make up the major course requirements. The Small Business Administration provides resource material for the course. See when this course is offered ...
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5.0
This course covers the practical aspects of basic woodworking in a shop. Topics include the use of table saws, planers, jointers, band saws, and lathes; design, layout, and construction of cabinets and countertops. Hands-on experience and safety procedures are emphasized. Prerequisite: CB101 Carpentry 1. See when this course is offered ...
Program Completion
| Program Length (months) | 9 |
| Completers between July-2011 and June-2012 | 3 |
| Completers in Normal Time | NR |
| On-time Graduation Rate | NR |
Estimated Cost to Complete in Normal Time
| In-state Tuition & Fees | 4,130 |
| Books & Supplies | 570 |
| Room & Board | 9,170 |
| Total Cost | 13,870 |
| Complete list of Tuition and Fees |
Debt at Completion
| Completers with Debt | 0 |
| Median Federal Debt | NR |
| Median Private Debt | NA |
| Median Institutional Financing Plan Debt | NA |
Occupations and Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Codes
Job Placement
| MVCC is not required to report placement data by the state or our accrediting agencies |
| NR: Not reported due to privacy concerns (number of completers is less than 10) |
| NA: Not applicable |
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