About the Program
The Associate of Science Degree in Construction Management prepares students to transfer into a bachelor’s degree program in the junior year of a 4 year program. With the completion of this degree, students will possess fundamental knowledge and skills required in the field of construction management which include planning, coordinating, budgeting and supervising construction projects from start to finish in a growing nationwide field. Our neighboring 4-year institution (CSU Chico) has a thriving and mature Construction Management program that we have modeled our curriculum on to optimize the transferability of credits.
Career Opportunities
The nationwide market for construction is in desperate need of skilled labor over the spectrum of construction roles required in a diverse and thriving economy (Construction and Construction Management is one of the most rapidly growing labor markets in the US). Recently, our more immediate area was struck by the Camp Wildfire which destroyed over 15,000 structures. In the next decade and beyond, our local industry partners anticipate significant additional need for skilled labor as we recover from this unprecedented event.
Program Requirements
For current program requirements -> 2023-2024Program Code: 38057.00AS
Type: Career
General Education: Butte Local, CSU
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this program, the student will be able to:
Identify and describe the different subfields within the construction industry and how they relate to each other.
Interpret technical drawings and schematics for use in cost estimation, scheduling, and construction applications.
Apply physical science techniques to understand the fundamental properties of mechanical and electrical systems.
Manage and maintain the mechanical and electrical systems used in construction projects.
Employ accounting principles as they relate to construction planning and business maintenance.
Prerequisite(s): ITEC 55
Corequisite(s): CNST 5, CNST 10, CNST 15, CNST 20
Unit(s): 3.00
Transfer Status: CSU
Contact Hours:
51.00 hours Lecture
Total Course Hours: 51.00
This course is designed to teach students a broad overview of the construction industry and the opportunities available in this field. Emphasis will be on developing an understanding of the trades, processes, terminology, practices, and documents in the construction field. The student will be introduced to time, equipment, and materials and their relationship to estimating, cost, and performance.
Prerequisite(s): ITEC 55
Corequisite(s): CNST 1, CNST 5, CNST 10, CNST 20
Unit(s): 3.00
Transfer Status: CSU
Contact Hours:
51.00 hours Lecture
Total Course Hours: 51.00
A comprehensive study of the principle building materials and systems that are found in the construction industry. An in-depth review of how these materials and systems interact together to produce a complete design and project. The class highlights upon materials testing, quality control, green building products, and various project delivery methods.
Prerequisite(s): CNST 1
Unit(s): 3.00
Transfer Status: CSU
Contact Hours:
34.00 hours Lecture
/ 51.00 hours Lab
Total Course Hours: 85.00
This course is a study of construction graphics as a representation of our built environment with the ability to communicate 3D forms and ideas through 2D representations and 3D computer models. The focus is on the development of the graphic communication skills needed by the construction professional by establishing a working vocabulary of symbols, details, and views used in construction drawings through lecture and practical application. Students will learn techniques of basic sketching and visualization, as well as an introduction to computer aided drafting and modeling using Sketch-up, Revit, and Navisworks (3D modeling and viewing software tools).
Prerequisite(s): CNST 1, CNST 5, CNST 15
Corequisite(s): CNST 35, CNST 45
Unit(s): 3.00
Transfer Status: CSU
Contact Hours:
51.00 hours Lecture
Total Course Hours: 51.00
This course is an advanced study of reading construction documents and specifications used in civil, residential, commercial, industrial, and specialty construction. The correlation of plans and specifications to the contract documents will be reinforced, as well as the use of the plans for material takeoff. The student will be introduced to the use of plans and specifications for materials quantity takeoff and the correlation to the project estimate.
Prerequisite(s): CNST 1, CNST 5, CNST 10, CNST 15, CNST 20
Corequisite(s): CNST 25, CNST 30, CNST 40
Unit(s): 3.00
Transfer Status: CSU
Contact Hours:
34.00 hours Lecture
/ 51.00 hours Lab
Total Course Hours: 85.00
This course is an introduction to Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Systems and the integration of these systems into the building design and construction process.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 108 or MATH 116 or Equivalent Placement Guidance: See "AB 705 Placement Guidance" in the Butte College Catalog
Unit(s): 5.00
Transfer Status: CSU/UC
Contact Hours:
51.00 hours Lecture
/ 102.00 hours Lab
Total Course Hours: 153.00
This is a survey course in the principles of inorganic chemistry, including atomic theory and periodic properties, nuclear chemistry, electronic structure, chemical bonding, stoichiometry, gas behavior, solution chemistry, kinetics and equilibrium, acids and bases, oxidation and reduction, and elementary thermodynamics. It is recommended for allied health or applied science majors. (C-ID CHEM 101).
Prerequisite(s): MATH 108, MATH 116 or Equivalent Placement Guidance: See "AB 705 Placement Guidance" in the Butte College Catalog
Unit(s): 3.00
Transfer Status: CSU/UC
Contact Hours:
51.00 hours Lecture
Total Course Hours: 51.00
An introductory course focusing on aggregate economic analysis. Topics include: market systems, aggregate measures of economic activity, macroeconomic equilibrium, money and financial institutions, monetary and fiscal policy, international economics, and economic growth. (C-ID ECON 202).
Prerequisite(s): MATH 108 or MATH 116 or Equivalent Placement Guidance: See "AB 705 Placement Guidance" in the Butte College Catalog
Unit(s): 3.00
Transfer Status: CSU/UC
Contact Hours:
51.00 hours Lecture
Total Course Hours: 51.00
This is an introductory course focusing on choices of individual economic decision-makers. Topics include scarcity, specialization and trade, market equilibrium, elasticity, production and cost theory, market structures, factor markets, and market failure. (C-ID ECON 201).
Unit(s): 4.00
Transfer Status: CSU/UC
Contact Hours:
68.00 hours Lecture
Total Course Hours: 68.00
This is the study of accounting as an information system, examining why it is important and how it is used by investors, creditors, and others to make decisions. The course covers the accounting information system, including recording and reporting of business transactions with a focus on the accounting cycle, the application of generally accepted accounting principles, the financial statements, and statement analysis. Includes issues relating to asset, liability, and equity valuation, revenue and expense recognition, cash flow, internal controls, and ethics. (C-ID ACCT 110)
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 2
Unit(s): 4.00
Transfer Status: CSU/UC
Contact Hours:
68.00 hours Lecture
Total Course Hours: 68.00
This course provides students an in depth study of how managers use accounting information in decision-making, planning, directing operations and controlling. It focuses on cost terms and concepts, cost behavior, cost structure and cost-volume-profit analysis. Includes issues relating to cost systems, cost control, profit planning, and performance analysis in manufacturing and service environments. (C-ID ACCT 120).
Prerequisite(s): MATH 20 or high school trigonometry
Unit(s): 4.00
Transfer Status: CSU/UC
Contact Hours:
51.00 hours Lecture
/ 51.00 hours Lab
Total Course Hours: 102.00
This course is intended for students not majoring in physics or engineering but needing a one-year course in physics as a requirement for their major program. The course is part of a two-semester sequence whose contents may be offered in other sequences or combinations at articulated institutions. Topics include kinematics, dynamics, work and energy, momentum, fluids and simple harmonic motion. (C-ID PHYS 105).
Prerequisite(s): MATH 116 or MATH 124 or Equivalent Placement Guidance: See "AB 705 Placement Guidance" in the Butte College Catalog
Unit(s): 4.00
Transfer Status: CSU/UC
Contact Hours:
68.00 hours Lecture
Total Course Hours: 68.00
Presents a study of the techniques of calculus with emphasis placed on the application of these concepts to business and management related problems. The applications of derivatives and integrals of functions including polynomials, rational, exponential and logarithmic functions are studied. (C-ID MATH 140).
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Tom Williams, Chair
(530) 895-2496
Department Office: WM 105
(530) 895-2551
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(530) 895-2378
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