Residential Construction Academy

What is the Residential Construction Academy?

The program is designed to teach college or career bound students residential carpentry skills, safe work practices, a sound work ethic, and more.  Students are provided opportunities to explore numerous other construction-related summer jobs and careers.

Construction Academy trainees team with local professionals in the construction trades to learn the basics of many aspects of the industry.  They work in laboratory and job site environments to practice their new-found skills.

Students completing the program will have earned Home Builders Institute and OSHA certifications.

He or she will be prepared to directly enter the construction industry workforce and/or continue with advanced studies at the Community College and University level.

Who May Qualify?

A student interested in exploring the career opportunities in the construction industry may qualify to enter this Academy if he or she:

• Is willing to commit to taking two classes per day for three trimesters during their junior and senior years.
• Has maintained a good attendance record so far and will continue to do so.
• Will consider working in the construction trades as an intern during the summer between his or her junior and senior years.

This Academy is designed for students interested in becoming good at using hand and power tools to build and repair homes for themselves; to begin a construction career; or to use as a stepping stone toward an advanced degree in architecture, engineering, construction management, business and more.  Students participate in classroom, hands-on lab projects, construction site visits, and actual home construction.

Course Offering

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