Carpentry Technology, AAS

The Carpentry Technology Associate of Applied Science Degree provides students with entry-level skills required in the residential and commercial industry of carpentry. Instructional units cover safety, hand tools, power tools, use of transit, blueprints, pneumatic fasteners estimation, and project management. Additionally, cabinet and furniture-making are introduced to the student. This instruction combined with practical experience compliments the main emphasis of the phases of commercial and residential construction and woodworking. Concepts in energy efficient building is included. Upon completion of the carpentry program, students should have the qualifications to start a career as a carpenter’s apprentice for a contractor, government agency, industrial plant, or cabinet and millwork factory.