The Construction Technology Program has been in existance since 1974. Since the beginning of the program, fifteen single-family homes have been buily in and around the Urbana area. Square footage has ranged fron 1300 to 2300 square feet.
House construction is a two-phase program.
Phase one is an introductory course consisting of classroom and laboratory activities. The classroom lab phase includes blueprint reading, drawing a large scale model of a simple house project, learning to identify and operate power tools used in construction, estimation of concrete and materials for simple construction projects. The course will conclude with hot wiring of a full-size structure that the students build. Students will gain the knowledge and the skill required to enter many different areas of building trades. Many students continue in one of the trades and become journeymen for electrical, plumbing, pip-fitting, and carpentry careers.