Hi all,
To those that did not see my last post which seemed to get a bit of action, I am currently working for a GC in order to pursuit my dream as a superintendent. While talking to the guy that hired me, I asked him about the opportunity to have the company pay for some classes. He made it clear that it is not standard practice, but, they do make exceptions. Since my super is aware of this, it is likely he will put in the good word to hopefully get the wheels rolling. :thumbup:
So, to get to my question, I am looking to take some classes to help me become familiar with all trades to hopefully run jobs in the future. What classes would you recommend? The community college near me offers a construction management associates degree for construction managers, construction cost estimating and field supervisors. The class list is posted below. Obviously, I would prefer to not take the classes that are not related to construction, but, would it be better to go for the associates degree and suck it up?
Construction Methodology and Procedures I
ARC 134 Construction Methodology and Procedures II
ARC 225 Site Planning & Technology
ARC 243 Environmental Systems or Technical Elective
BLD 101 Construction Management I
BLD 102 Construction Management II
BLD 165 Construction Field Operations
BLD 231 Construction Estimating I
BLD 232 Construction Estimating II
BLD 241 Construction Management III
BLD 242 Construction Management IV
BLD 247 Construction Planning & Scheduling
CAD 165 Architectural Blueprint Reading
CAD 201 Computer Aided Drafting & Design I
CIV 171 Surveying I
CST Elective
ENG 111 College Composition I
ENG 115 Technical Writing
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective 3
MTH 115 Technical Mathematics I 3
PED 116 Lifetime Fitness & Wellness 1
PED\RPK Elective
Social Science Elective
SDV 100 College Success Skills
To those that did not see my last post which seemed to get a bit of action, I am currently working for a GC in order to pursuit my dream as a superintendent. While talking to the guy that hired me, I asked him about the opportunity to have the company pay for some classes. He made it clear that it is not standard practice, but, they do make exceptions. Since my super is aware of this, it is likely he will put in the good word to hopefully get the wheels rolling. :thumbup:
So, to get to my question, I am looking to take some classes to help me become familiar with all trades to hopefully run jobs in the future. What classes would you recommend? The community college near me offers a construction management associates degree for construction managers, construction cost estimating and field supervisors. The class list is posted below. Obviously, I would prefer to not take the classes that are not related to construction, but, would it be better to go for the associates degree and suck it up?
Construction Methodology and Procedures I
ARC 134 Construction Methodology and Procedures II
ARC 225 Site Planning & Technology
ARC 243 Environmental Systems or Technical Elective
BLD 101 Construction Management I
BLD 102 Construction Management II
BLD 165 Construction Field Operations
BLD 231 Construction Estimating I
BLD 232 Construction Estimating II
BLD 241 Construction Management III
BLD 242 Construction Management IV
BLD 247 Construction Planning & Scheduling
CAD 165 Architectural Blueprint Reading
CAD 201 Computer Aided Drafting & Design I
CIV 171 Surveying I
CST Elective
ENG 111 College Composition I
ENG 115 Technical Writing
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective 3
MTH 115 Technical Mathematics I 3
PED 116 Lifetime Fitness & Wellness 1
PED\RPK Elective
Social Science Elective
SDV 100 College Success Skills