Building Trades

One- or two-year program offered to junior and senior students. This course provides experiences related to the construction and maintenance of residential and/or commercial buildings and related fixtures.   During the year, students will spend 85% of their time at a job site constructing or remodeling a residential house or commercial building.  The other 15% of the time students will be in the classroom.  Instruction will include safety principles, framing, plumbing, wiring, roofing, installing insulation, dry wall, pouring concrete, landscaping, estimating materials, blueprint reading, hanging cabinets, siding, hanging doors, heating and air conditioning, masonry, and finish work.  Second year students are provided the opportunity to advance their skills in the construction trades.