Civil Engineering Technology
Stanton Campus

You'll learn

• Cost estimating
• To write specifications, contracts and reports
• To perform routine structural design calculations
• The basics of site development standards and surveying techniques
• The fundamentals of structural, transportation, and municipal engineering
• To prepare preliminary layouts, survey plans and profiles from an engineer's notes
• Additional knowledge, skills and abilities essential to your success on the job

You'll earn

• A excellent starting salary with potential for advancement into numerous positions
• The flexibility to choose among a variety of possible employers including contractors, architects, conservation agency, engineering firms, surveyors and government organizations
• Excellent chance for promotion due to your well-rounded education
• Strong status in the job market - Civil Engineering is a rapidly growing field, and trained technicians are constantly in demand

You'll succeed

• More than half of all new jobs created require education beyond high school.
• Employees with degrees have better chances for promotion.
• Associate degree holders generally earn 25% more than high school graduates.
• College credit or advanced placement may be given for relevant work experience.
• Many credits from an Associate Degree can be applied toward a Bachelor Degree.

Delaware Tech operates on a semester system with new sessions beginning in late August and mid-January, plus summer sessions beginning at the end of May and in mid-June. You can start taking courses any semester or summer session; however, all technical courses may not be offered every session. Counselors and advisors are available to assist you with scheduling of your courses.

Technical Courses

• Construction, Materials and Methods covers construction, materials, and methods of use as they relate to the overall building industry with major emphasis on the areas of soils, concrete, brick, masonry, steel, non-ferrous metals, timber and plastics.
• Introduction to CAD presents an introduction to the basic elements of computer-aided drafting.
• Contracts and Specifications studies the interpretation and preparation of specifications and other contract documents.
• Cost Estimating and Planning includes the preparation of material lists and take-off quantities of materials and labor costs from plans, working drawings and specifications.
• Civil Drafting and Design covers drawing and design problems encountered in the Civil Engineering Field.
• Surveying Principles teaches theory and practice of plane surveying including the use of tapes, levels, transits and theodolites.
• Principles of Site Development focuses on the fundamental concepts of site and subdivision planning.
• Statics and Strength of Materials presents the fundamental principles of engineering mechanics including the analysis of force systems on rigid bodies in static equilibrium.
• Statics and Strength of Materials Lab illustrates the physical properties of materials, the physical basis of stress and strain analysis and the techniques of materials testing using laboratory experiments.
• Principles of Environmental Systems studies basic principles of fluid mechanics and their application in the design of civil engineering projects.
• Principles of Geotechnical Engineering covers the application of principles of soil engineering including the study of physical and mechanical properties of soils.
• Structural Design I introduces elastic design of structural steel framing members.
• Structural Design II introduces working stress and ultimate strength design of reinforced concrete.

Support Courses

• Composition
• Technical Writing and Communication
• Algebra and Trigonometry I
• Algebra and Trigonometry II
• Physics I
• Computer Applications
• Macroeconomics
• Sociology I

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