Construction & Environmental Technology
Professionals in the construction industry need well-trained technicians with diverse educational backgrounds. Their needs provide our graduates with a variety of exciting and rewarding career options. Architects, contractors, engineers, surveyors, testing labs, materials suppliers, colleges, and government agencies provide careers for construction technicians in design, drafting, surveying, inspection, estimating, and laboratory testing.
The construction technology curriculum covers a broad range of subjects related to the construction field, including computer aided drafting and use of microcomputers.
Environmental Emphasis
The Construction Technology curriculum has changed with the times. The core courses in management, materials, and drafting emphasize environmental concerns and energy conservation. Environmental codes and regulations and efficient use of materials and methods are emphasized across the curriculum.
ENVS 102, Technology and the Environment, is now required and other environmental related courses can be selected for program electives. For example, Social Science: POSC 112 Public Administration. Unrestricted Elective: ENVS 101 Resource Conservation; Lab Science: PHSC 104, CHEM 101, GEOL 101, BIOL 101; Humanities: ENVS 105 Environmental Ethics.
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Our graduates have found meaningful employment at a wide array of organizations, including Barden Homes, Crown Construction, Paul Yaman Associates, New York State Dept. of Transportation, and U.S. Geological Services. Learn more about related jobs:
Transfer Options
Although the A.A.S. degree in construction technology is not designed primarily for transfer, graduates of this program have transferred to four-year bachelor’s degree programs in construction technology, forestry, and facilities management. Graduates of the construction technology program have gone on to study forestry, facilities management, and construction technology at:
- Empire State College
- SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
- Rochester Institute of Technology
Degree Requirements
Fall Term 1
Minimum Total Semester Credits: 15CONT107, Construction Materials, 3 cr. | Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi |
DRAF117, Architectural Drafting I, 3 cr. | Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi |
ENGL100, Academic Writing I, 3 cr. | Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi |
ENVS102, Technology and the Environment, 3 cr. | Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi |
Select a minimum of 3 credits from the courses listed below:
ANTH@ COMM101, Mass Media, 3 cr. COMM225, Communication Law and Ethics, 3 cr. CRJU104, Introduction to Corrections, 3 cr. CRJU105, Introduction to Criminal Justice, 3 cr. ECON@ EDUC295, Foundations of Education, 3 cr. ENVS107, Economy, Society & Environment, 3 cr. ENVS108, Environmental Psychology, 3 cr. ENVS110, Food Systems I: Introduction to the U.S. Food System, 3 cr. ENVS111, Food System II: Food Movements, 3 cr. ENVS295, Global Seminar, 3 cr. GEOG@ HSTY@ POSC@ PSYC@ RECR150, Play Across Cultures, 3 cr. SOCE@ SOCI@ WGST@ |
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Spring Term 1
Minimum Total Semester Credits: 17CAPS111, Introduction to Word Processing, 1 cr. | Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi |
CAPS121, Introduction to Spreadsheets, 1 cr. | Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi |
CAPS131, Introduction to Databases, 1 cr. | Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi |
CONT115, Construction Estimating and Planning, 2 cr. | Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi |
DRAF118, Architectural Drafting II, 3 cr. | Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi |
ENGL101, Academic Writing II, 3 cr. | Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi |
MATH122, Technical Mathematics, 3 cr. | Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi |
Select a minimum of 3 credits from the courses listed below:
Choose from: ACCT 101, ENVS 101, MATH 138, MATH 200, or 3 additional CAPS Electives. ACCT101, Principles of Accounting I, 4 cr. CAPS@ ENVS101, Introduction to Environmental Science, 3 cr. MATH138, Precalculus Mathematics, 4 cr. MATH200, Statistics, 3 cr. |
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Fall Term 2
Minimum Total Semester Credits: 15CONT202, Surveying, 3 cr. | Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi |
ENGL103, Report Writing, 3 cr. | Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi |
Choose one from the courses listed below: Minimum credits required: 3
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Spring Term 2
Minimum Total Semester Credits: 15CONT208, Construction Management and Regulation, 3 cr. | Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi |
CONT210, Structural Design, 4 cr. | Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi |
CONT216, Materials Testing, 2 cr. | Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi |
ENGL201, Public Speaking, 3 cr. | Schedule: Sp, Su, Fa, Wi |
Select a minimum of 3 credits from the courses listed below:
ENVS 105 is recommended. ARAB@ ART101, Art History: Ancient to Early Medieval, 3 cr. ART102, Art History: Renaissance to Contemporary , 3 cr. ART104, History of Photography and Video, 3 cr. ASL@ CHIN@ CRJU217, Ethics in Criminal Justice, 3 cr. ENGL@ ENVS105, Environmental Ethics, 3 cr. ENVS112, Food Systems III: Identity, Ethics, and Culture in the Global Food System, 3 cr. ESL101, English as a Second Language I, 8 cr. ESL103, English as a Second Language II, 8 cr. ESL120, Writing and Grammar III, 4 cr. ESL121, Reading & Vocabulary III, 4 cr. FREN@ GERM@ HUMN@ ITAL@ MUSI101, Music Appreciation, 3 cr. MUSI108, Music Theory I, 3 cr. MUSI109, Music Theory II, 3 cr. PHIL@ RUSN@ SOCE258, Creative Nonfiction Writing, 3 cr. SPAN@ WGST248, Contemporary Women Writers, 3 cr. |
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SUNY General Education and Tompkins Cortland Liberal Arts courses
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SUNY General Education and Tompkins Cortland Liberal Arts courses
Note: The @ symbol represents any course number or discipline. For example, BIOL @ means any course with a Biology course prefix. An @ alone means one course in any course discipline with any course number.