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Students in the Carpentry class will focus on the layout, fabrication, assembly and construction of buildings and homes. Many times the senior class, working in conjunction with the senior Building Trades class, constructs a residential home. Suggested prerequisites: mechanical drawing and industrial arts.

Full academic selections for Juniors and Seniors

Available Certifications:  NCCER Certified, OSHA Certification, First Aid, AED and CPR Certification

General Information

  

 

Bill Schnurr Instructor
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Length of Program: 2 years
Technical Credits Earned: 6 
Academic Credits: 4 per year 

Information

Résumé Template

 Carpentry Major

Technical Core Curriculum
 

  • Site layout and building forms

  • Framing styles and materials

  • Sheathing and siding of buildings

  • Roofing a building

  • Constructing walls and laying flooring

  • Hanging doors and setting windows

  • Building stairs

  • Application of building hardware

  • Concrete forms

  • Finish carpentry trim

  • Installing siding

  • Estimating

  • Blueprint reading

  • Suspended ceiling installation

  • Cabinet building

  • Introduction to masonry

  • Drywall hanging and finishing

  • OSHA Certification

  • SkillsUSA

  • First Aid, AED and CPR Certification

Post-Secondary Education Opportunities
 

  • Associate of Arts Degree in Construction Technology

  • University of Akron Construction Technology Articulation Agreement

  • Trade Apprenticeships

  • Tech Prep program

Employment Opportunities
 

  • Trim Carpentry

  • Rough framer

  • Finish carpenter

  • Sider

  • Estimator

  • Roofer