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   programs:
Building Trades/Carpentry
 
     

Arts & Communication/Business Management:

Accounting Specialist

Chef Training

Commercial Art

Computer & Accounting Technologies

Computer Networking & Repair

Graphic Arts

Information Technologies

Interior Design Applications

Legal/Medical Office Technologies

Environmental/Agricultural Systems:

  Agricultural Diesel Mechanics

Diesel Mechanics

Floriculture

Landscape & Greenhouse Technologies

Powersport Engine Technology

Veterinarian Assistant

Health Services and Human Resources/Services:

Career Paths: Teaching Profession

Cosmetology

Early Childhood Education

Health Careers

Hospitality Services

Industrial Services

Public Safety Technologies

Industrial & Engineering Systems:

Auto Collision Repair

Automotive Technologies

Building Trades/Carpentry

Career Based Intervention

Computer Design/3D Modeling

Electrical

Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning

Precision Machining

Pre-Engineering

Welding Fabrication

 

Due to the shortage of skilled trades people, carpentry is a popular career choice. The class provides students with the opportunity to become an apprentice in their senior year. During the program, students are involved in projects including home construction.


Career & Technical Skills:

Junior Year

Senior Year

Blueprint Reading
Safe and Proper Use of Hand and Power Tools
Wall/Floor/Ceiling/Rafter Layout
   and Framing Process
Kitchen Cabinets
Corian Countertops
Shingles, Siding and Concrete
Interior/Exterior Finish
Up-to-Date Carpentry Methods
Application of New Materials

 

Enrollment Requirements:

- 8 credits required for admission

- Uniforms per specified program
 

Further Education:
- Apprenticeship opportunities through the National Center for Construction
   Education and Research
- Technical training

Career Opportunities:
Average annual salary is $40,000
- Carpentry

- Roofer
- Siding Applicator

- Painter
- Cabinet Maker

- Construction Foreman
- Construction Salesperson

- Remodeling Contractor
- Dry Wall and Cal-Board Applicator

Youth Leadership Organizations:
Skills USA

Did You Know.......
during their second year of training at the Career Center, students put to use their basic construction skills to build a new house from the ground up?


For more information on any of these programs, please contact your high school guidance counselor or call the Four County Guidance Office at (800) 589-3334.

     
 

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