Construction
Mission Statement
The Construction program educates, trains and prepares students to meet the expectations of construction trades with skills attained and readiness as part of a sustainable construction workforce. The Construction Technology program also acts as a springboard to Construction Management, Concrete Industry Management, and Engineering Programs at the CSU and UC level.
Program Description
The Construction program is designed to prepare students to meet entry-level requirements for jobs in the construction industry. The curriculum has sufficient breadth to allow students to pursue a career in a variety of construction trades and industries that employ construction workers. Programs can be arranged in any of the following ways: Certificate of Achievement Program: Virtually all course work is closely associated with entering employment. Associate Degree Program: Employable skills are developed in conjunction with General Education. Please note that the Construction program is revised from previous offering within the Building Inspection Technology (BIT) program and therefore only limited data is available at this time.
Student Learning/Administrative Unit Outcomes
The students did not do well with distance education, it does not work well with CTE classes.
Standards/Goals for Student Achievement (Instruction Departments)
Only one year of data available, it is obvious that the program needs to grow
We had a number of students that did not put in for their certificates for whatever reason
Standards/Goals for Student Achievement (All Other Departments)
We are focusing on recruitment and marketing of our program and the college as a whole to increase enrollment.
Strategic Direction
We are trying to recruit for a more diverse student population in our classes that would better represent the college and industry.
Program Review
Construction Technology (CNST) existed previously within the Building Inspection Technology (BIT) which was discontinued in 2012. No subsequent program review for CNST has been performed. Significant data has been gathered from formed industry advisory to build this program.
Department Goals
Recruit, recruit, and recruit!
Future Development Strategies
Strategy 1 - Provide high-quality full-time faculty
Maintain a staff of high quality full-time faculty and expand program to address local, regional, state, and national demand for skilled construction workers and Construction Technology majors.
Initiatives
- Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Goal Achievement
- Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
- Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning
Supporting Rationale
Industry demand for individuals with the qualifications to teach in Construction Technology is high, so the pool of qualified associate faculty in our service area is usually near zero. To maintain the high quality of our program and expand our offerings to address consistently growing industry need, we must be able to offer tenure-track, full-time positions to qualified individuals.
Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: No
Supports Program Review Recommendations: No
Supports Course level SLOs: No
Supports PLOs: No
Supports ILO - Think Critically: No
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: No
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: No
Strategy 2 - Build a pool of qualified associate faculty
Identify potential associate faculty from local industry and CSU, Chico and work to bring these individuals into our associate faculty pool.
Initiatives
- Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Goal Achievement
- Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
- Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning
- Enhancing a Culture of Equity and Inclusiveness
Supporting Rationale
Potential faculty are always at a premium so we must constantly endeavor to identify qualified faculty for the roll-out of Construction Technology. Building our associate faculty pool is critical to our ongoing success and long-term health as a program.
Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: No
Supports Program Review Recommendations: No
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: Yes
Supports ILO - Think Critically: No
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: No
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: No
Strategy 3 - Develop career and transfer pathways
Work to develop pathways with local high schools and programs such as ROP, and recruit and retain under-represented students in our programs.
Initiatives
- Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Goal Achievement
- Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
- Using Data-Informed Processes for Continuous Improvement
- Enhancing a Culture of Equity and Inclusiveness
Supporting Rationale
To meet industry demand for professionals in our field we must expand our student population to include more members of under-represented groups such as women. Greater diversity in our program will also help make us more dynamic and improve the climate and quality of our students’ college experience.
Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: No
Supports Program Review Recommendations: No
Supports Course level SLOs: No
Supports PLOs: No
Supports ILO - Think Critically: No
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: No
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: No
Strategy 4 - Provide Construction Technology Facilities and Resources
Acquire and utilize facilities such that students can be trained to industry standards, to maximize their employment potential.
Initiatives
- Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Goal Achievement
- Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
- Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning
Supporting Rationale
We must have facilities to use for Construction Technology courses or we will be unable to prepare our students adequately for transfer or the workforce.
Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: No
Supports Program Review Recommendations: Yes
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: No
Supports ILO - Think Critically: No
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: No
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: No
Strategy 5 - Provide professional development opportunities
Secure reliable funding to support our faculty attending at least one professional conference each year to ensure faculty and program currency and establish and maintain industry contacts to create employment opportunities for our students.
Initiatives
- Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
Supporting Rationale
We must provide our faculty with opportunities for professional development in the latest technologies, to ensure that our program remains relevant and our students who complete the program enter industry with in-demand skills. Face-to-face contact with industry professionals is one of the best ways we can identify internships and job opportunities for our students.
Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: No
Supports Program Review Recommendations: No
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: No
Supports ILO - Think Critically: No
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: No
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: No
Strategy 6 - Aquire tools and supplies to train students
There are tools and materials that students will need to have access to for success.
Initiatives
- Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
Supporting Rationale
CTE education can hve a high upfront cost to provide the tools and training aids needed.
Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: No
Supports Program Review Recommendations: No
Supports Course level SLOs: No
Supports PLOs: Yes
Supports ILO - Think Critically: No
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: No
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: No
Requested Non-Financial Resources
classroom space, computer lab space
Current Financial Resources
Perkins, Strong Workforce, and other grant funding sources
Augmentation Requests
| Original Priority | Program, Unit, Area | Resource Type | Account Number | Object Code | One Time Augment | Ongoing Augment |
| Description | Supporting Rationale | Potential Alternative Funding Sources | Prioritization Criteria | |||
| 1 | Construction Technology | Personnel | $13,581.00 | $0.00 | ||
| Return Ag Staff to 100% (farm manager, nusery technician, mechanics) | During the economic downturn several years ago these positions were reduced to less than 100%, resulting in less hours worked. Since the cutbacks, enrollments in most of our programs have grown and the addition of three new programs, necessitates the need for more hours of support. Beyond a morale issue, this is now a safety issue as things cannot be maintained in the manner that the facilities and equipment need to be! |
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| 2 | Construction Technology | Personnel | $114,000.00 | $0.00 | ||
| One (1) full-time faculty member to address demand for the CNST program and to provide new offerings such as green construction and alternative energy. | The CNST program is under development and we are using current FT and associate faculty to develop, schedule and provide instruction. With our current staffing levels we will be unable to meet student demand without requiring heavy overload of our faculty. Additionally, we will be unable to expand our offerings to meet industry demands for specific craft skill competency development. |
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| 3 | Construction Technology | Operating Expenses | $25,000.00 | $0.00 | ||
| Instruction expenses for operating a CNST Program | Use of funds to support instruction of the program. CTE programs have a higher expense and use a lot of consumables during the course of instruction this program is heavy in labs. |
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| 4 | Construction Technology | Personnel | $82,307.00 | $0.00 | ||
| Hire an Administrative secretary III | Our program requires a lot of secretarial support as it is new |
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| 5 | Construction Technology | Facilities | $468,000.00 | $0.00 | ||
| Add sufficient instructional space for 35-40 Lecture and 15-20 Lab CNST students internal to campus facilities or external by agreement | Secure facilities resources for 35-40 CNST students in a lecture and 15-20 in hands-on laboratory environment requiring proper energy resources for tools and equipment. |
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