Construction Management Fundamentals

Students will gain fundamental knowledge and practical experience with construction management skills, tools, and techniques necessary to be employed in an entry-level construction management position at a local residential or light-commercial construction industry firm. Light-commercial construction involves non-residential buildings constructed of light gauge metal framing or wood.

25-50 per year

1. Understand the skills and knowledge required for entry-level positions in construction management. 

2. Identify safety-related issues that occur on a construction jobsite and explain safe use of equipment, techniques, and materials usage. 

3. Describe various construction phases and detailed construction processes for a typical residential or light-commercial project. 

4. Perform basic and accurate quantitative construction material quantity surveys (take-offs) from construction drawings. 

5. Explain the relationship between different professionals or agencies involved in a construction project. 

6. Utilize, write, or modify construction documents or forms such as contracts, specifications, Requests For Information (RFI), and change orders. 

7. Prepare preliminary cost estimates and project construction schedules for residential and light-commercial construction projects.

SRJC is committed to preparing students for well-paying jobs in the high-demand construction industry. This program has connections with the Construction Center on the Petaluma Campus, where Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration (HVACR) and Adult Education construction skills program will be located. Many students have contacted the department looking for a Construction Management (CM) program to help properly train them in the subject matter to find local employment in a high-demand role.

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)
CONS 101	Introduction to the Construction Industry	3.0	Y1
CONS 102	Construction Practice and Technologies	3.0	Y1
CONS 103	Construction Materials, Methods and Equipment	3.0	Y1
CONS 104	Construction Management and Scheduling	3.0	Y1
CONS 105	Construction Contract Documents	3.0	Y1
CONS 106	Construction Estimating and Bidding	3.0	Y1
LIR 10	LIR 10 Introduction to Information Literacy	1.0	Y1 for AS degree

While there are certificate programs in Interior Design, Civil Engineering, Surveying, and Renewable Energy (Solar Photovoltaic), all of these certificates are aimed at training professionals or support personnel for designers in related fields who contribute a component to the construction project. Construction Management focuses on work done after the design is complete and involves the scheduling of labor and equipment, cost estimating, jobsite safety, contract documents (i.e. construction contracts, specifications and drawings), and issues related to completing a construction project. This program focuses on the discussion of construction skills. The students are made aware of the usage of construction tools and materials placement in a discussion and demonstration setting.

Mendocino College offers some Construction Certificates: Introduction to Construction Trades, Sustainable Construction and Energy Technology: Building Efficiency and Performance, Sustainable Construction, and Energy Technology: Construction, and Sustainable Construction, and Energy Technology: Renewable Energy. These certificates are complementary but do not duplicate the proposed major. Neither College of Marin nor Napa Valley College offer Construction Programs.