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To meet the growing demand for trained construction workers; to meet the needs of owner-builders, handypersons, and maintenance workers; and to provide training and certification in sustainable/green building ideas and practices - Santa Barbara City College has created the Construction Technology Program. The Construction Technology program offers training for entry-level construction positions and works with local trade organizations, contractors' associations, and material suppliers to maintain current industry standards and to guarantee staff expertise.
Construction Technology knowledge and skills are used in a wide variety of business, industry, professional, and governmental outcomes including the following:
Rough Framing
Finish Carpentry
Concrete Work
Overhead Door Installation
Sheetrock Installation
Insulation
Cabinetry
Roofing
Construction Estimation
Construction Material Supply
Construction Jobsite Management
Architecture
Engineering
Interior Design
Codes Inspection
Energy-Use Consulting
Santa Barbara City College's Construction Technology program offers beginning classes in Basic Construction Skills (CT 104) and Beginning Construction (CT 110); intermediate classes in Framing (CT 112), and Beginning Finish Carpentry (CT 114); classes in Blueprint Reading (CT 116), and Measuring and Calculating (CT 118); and a Work Experience in Construction (CT 290) course that combines on-the-job training with classroom instruction.
Santa Barbara City College (Division of Apprenticeship Standards, Electricians Certification Unit Approved School #138) offers four Electrician Trainee courses as a "partial" General Electrician curriculum. The courses—Blueprint Reading for Electricians, Electrical Mathematics, Introduction to National Electrical Code, and Construction Jobsite Management—are designed for students working as electricians who want to prepare for the state certification exam and those required to be enrolled in order to continue working for a C-10 electrical contractor.
Faculty
Tim Bennett, Instructor
Dr. Patrick Foster, Instructor
Damon Millar, Instructor
Sarah McKittrick, Work-experience Instructor
Dean
Dr. Ben Partee, Dean, Educational Programs (805) 965.0581 ext. 2278
For additional information concerning the carpentry and/or electrician trainee courses, contact Dr. Ben Partee, Dean, Educational Programs at 965-0581, ext. 2278.
Click here to view the complete department description and Degree Requirements (PDF format)
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