The graduate will be able to:

1. Prepare steel, timber and concrete structural plans and details, topographic drawings, survey plans and highway plans and profiles from engineer’s notes, preliminary layouts, application of appropriate design standards and technical references.

2. Perform routine structural design calculations required to size steel and timber beams, columns and decking materials and reinforced concrete beams, columns, slabs, foundation footings in accordance with AISC standards and ACI standards, including performance of material strength tests per ASTM destructive testing standards.

3. Interpret and apply referenced technical information and basic knowledge of highway design loads and specifications, bituminous and concrete pavements, earthwork calculations, drainage analysis, design of intersections and interchanges, untreated and stabilized road surfaces, bridges and roadbed standards.

4. Support construction office or construction administration activities with ability to read and interpret drawings and specifications, perform quantity surveys and organize cost data for cost estimating functions, prepare or check shop drawings, assist in the planning or coordinating of construction activities, use surveyor’s instruments for laying out construction projects or assist surveyors and coordinate the preparation and review of bid packages.

5. Communicate in a clear and concise manner with peers and management, verbally and in writing, through the preparation of technical reports, effective inner-office and 10 business correspondence and contribute to the development of construction specifications and other written documents.

6. Provide routine calculations and apply references technical information to the solutions of basic problems related to physical water treatment processes, reservoirs, water distribution piping, pumps, dams, storm drainage and sewer system design and physical sewage treatment methods and disposal.

7. Collect, organize and analyze data for building site considerations including run-off analyses, subsurface soils classification and foundation recommendations, standard penetration tests, contour grades elevations, boundaries, etc., and prepare site plans for regulatory approval.

8. Demonstrate a professional attitude by working efficiently in close cooperation with others, being adaptable to changes in plans and giving proper credit for assistance received through outside resources.

What Degree will I earn?

You will earn an Associates Degree in Civil Engineering.

When would I graduate?

You can enroll in the Civil Engineering Technology Program on either a full-time or part-time basis.

The length of time required to complete an associate degree depends on the number of courses you take each semester, but many students can finish their degree in as little as two years.