Program Description
The Commercial Carpenter certificate program provides instruction in the field of commercial construction. Topics include site layout, footings, and foundations, concrete forming, site development, steel rigging and reinforcing, and an internship/practicum opportunity.
Career Information
Occupation
Construction Laborers
Career Projections
The number of jobs in this field is expected to increase by 8% nationally and 12% in the State of Georgia over the next several years. Estimated salaries in this field start at $40,000 a year.
Labor market data was compiled using Economic Modeling Specialists, international and is updated annually.
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Admission Requirements
General College Admissions Requirements
Program Contact Information
Hector Celis
Chair, Carpentry and Plumbing
Academic Building C2239
404-225-4621
hcelis@atlantatech.edu
Program Length and Cost
Minimum Program Length in Semester Terms: 1 Term
Credit Hours: 12
Estimated Program Cost: $2,595
Required Courses
Occupational Courses (12 Credits)
| CARP 1070 | Site Layout Footings and Foundations | 3 |
| CARP 1310 | Doors and Door Hardware | 2 |
| CARP 1320 | Site Development, Concrete Forming, and Rigging and Reinforcing | 4 |
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Total Credit Hours: 12
Program Outcomes
1. The graduate will have developed the necessary skills to work safely in a residential or commercial construction environment.
2. The graduate will have developed the necessary skills to lay footings and foundations.
3. The graduate will have developed the necessary skills to install doors and windows.
4. The graduate will have developed the necessary skills to prepare sites, lay concrete and install steel rigging and reinforcement.