Building Trades
 
Full academic selections for Juniors and Seniors Technical Core Curriculum:

Length of Program: 2 years
Technical Credits Earned:

Academic Credits: 4 per year

  • Blueprint reading

  • Use of specifications

  • Shop sketching

  • Use of building codes

  • Identification of building materials

  • Electrical maintenance and residential wiring

  • Basic plumbing

  • Carpentry

  • Roofing

  • Drywall installation

  • Painting

  • Home integration technology

  • OSHA certification

  • First Aid, AED, and CPR Certification

  • Skills USA student organization

Instructor - Dick Wagner
wagner@mcjvs.org

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Building Trades students learn the fundamentals of construction, maintenance, repair, and remodeling of commercial, private, public and/or industrial buildings and homes. Many times the senior class, working in conjunction with the senior Carpentry class, constructs a residential home. Suggested prerequisites: mechanical drawing and industrial arts. 

Post-Secondary Education Opportunities Employment Opportunities
  • Associate or Bachelor's Degree

  • Articulation agreement with the University of Akron Construction Technology

  • Trade Apprenticeships

  • Plumber/Pipefitter
  • Carpenter
  • Electrician
  • Drywall installer
  • Painter
  • Remodeler

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