The Construction and Development Program focuses on providing broad transferable skills in all aspects of designing and erecting buildings and other physical structures. In addition to the construction trades, students will learn about management, finance, technical and production skills, labor issues, health and safety regulations, and environmental issues as they relate to the construction trades.
Requirements to Enroll and Complete Program: Be in good academic standing with an overall GPA of 2.0 or higher.
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(3-year-pathway)
The focus is building design and applying skills to a variety of hands-on projects. Use 3D modeling software, including AutoCAD and Revit Architecture, to create various plans for construction and architectural models, and gain experience in the design-build-maintain process by completing a development project that includes construction standards; coordination of the construction process; estimating, planning and scheduling; and site management.
Carl Hall, Program Coordinator
carl.hall@pgcps.org
Department of Career and Technical Education
2215 Chadwick Street
Temple Hills, MD 20748
Phone: (301) 669-6012
Fax: (301) 669-6090
1 Source: My College Options®/ACTE research study (2016). National sample includes 40,192 high school CTE students., 2 Jacobson and Mokher, Florida Study of Career and Technical Education, 2014, as cited in the 2014 National Assessment of CTE Final Report, 3 NRCCUA® and ACTE 2016, 4 Schneider 2013, College Measures