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Construction – Residential and Commercial
Program Summary
 As a first year
residential carpentry student, you will learn such skills as concrete,
finishing, framing and cabinet hanging. You’ll study these areas in the
classroom and then practice your skills in the lab.
You’ll develop
knowledge of the tools, equipment, building styles and materials
utilized in home construction. Your knowledge will then be applied to
skill development in the actual construction of a house where you’ll do
all the work, from estimating to finish!
Completion of the second
year in commercial construction will give you more hands-on experience,
more construction skills and more general education and business courses
to either transfer to a four-year college or progress more quickly in
the industry. You will work on actual commercial construction sites
around the state as an On-The-Job Training experience and gain the
valuable skills employers are looking for. And you’ll be paid!
Job opportunities are
plentiful for construction work. Well-trained workers will have the best
employment opportunities.
Degrees Offered
Both the first year
residential program and the second year commercial program offer
diplomas. Both diplomas transfer easily into the Construction Technology
AAS degree.
Faculty
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Russ Yarrow, Associate Professor of Construction Technology, Russ.Yarrow@iavalley.edu
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Brett Purvis,
Associate Professor of Commercial Carpentry, Brett.Purvis@iavalley.edu
Related Majors
Heavy Construction Practitioner
Heavy Equipment Practitioner
Construction Technology Retail
Construction Management
Carpentry Scholarships
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AGC of Iowa
Foundation – Harold and Mercedes Cessford Memorial - Sophomore
student enrolled fulltime in Commercial/Heavy Construction program;
financial need, financial need considered as assessed by FAFSA; 2.33
GPA
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Carstens-Urhammer
Memorial – Construction Technology student; 2.0 GPA; Financial need
but not full federal assistance.
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Future Leaders
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Iowa resident on the
Marshalltown campus, freshman status studying Applied Technology
programs, K-12 Teacher Education or Business Administration.
Financial need considered, but not full federal assistance.
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Dale & Mary Jefferson
Industrial Tech – Resident of IVCCD majoring in Industrial
Technology, 2.67 or higher GPA, financial need considered (but not
full federal assistance).
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Mildred Yarrow
Memorial – Academic ability & financial need.
For other scholarships
go to Scholarships.
Program Requirements
Residential
General Education /Credit Hours
BUS161 Human Relations 3
or
SDV135 Job Seeking Skills (1)
CON108 Construction Safety 1
MAT772 Applied Math I 3
or
MAT790 Shop Math (3)
PEH142 First Aid 3
Total 8-10
Program Requirements
CON155 Carpentry Level I 3
CON157 Carpentry Level II 6
CON185 Construction Lab I 10
CON186 Construction Lab II 10
CON210 Fundamentals of Carpentry 3
Total 32
Recommended Electives (select 4 credit hours)
CON421 Summer On-the-Job Training 4
Total 4
Total Required Hours 44-46
Commercial
General Education/Credit Hours
ACC111 Intro to Accounting 3
BUS161 Human Relations 3
or
SDV135 Job Seeking Skills (1)
CON108 Construction Safety 1
MAT772 Applied Math 3
or
MAT790 Shop Math (3)
PEH142 First Aid 3
Total 11-13
Program Requirements
CON210 Fundamentals of Carpentry 3
CON260 Commercial Carpentry I 3
CON261 Commercial Construction Lab I 4
CON262 Commercial Carpentry II 6
CON263 Commercial Construction Lab II 4
CON421 Summer On-the-Job Training 4
Total 24
Total Required Hours 35-37
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