Architecture Associate in Science

This program will prepare students in areas of design, technology, digital skills, drawing, delineation and rendering, structures, history, and professional practice.

Most recently in academic year, 2019-2020, four completed the Associate Degree in Architecture. Enrollment is steady despite cuts the last four years in our classes. In academic year 2019-2020, we had 220 students enrolled in the Architecture Program.  We expect that program completion will increase following the trend in the last four years and adjustments we made in course selections.

Count of Architecture Department awards by academic year:

Program	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020
Architecture AS	2	3	3	4

Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

• Develop architectural graphics using digital and analog tools that communicate design intentions and document construction requirements.
• Create architectural solutions to a set of project requirements.
• Compare exemplary historical examples of architecture as impacted by social, political, economic, and/or environmental factors.
• Explain the duties and responsibilities of stakeholders within the legal and regulatory environments.
• Identify building and material systems that are responsive to the major requirements of a project.

The Architecture major is 36 units. To graduate from CCSF with an Associate in Science (AS) degree, students must complete CCSF general education and major requirements with a minimum of 60 degree-applicable units.

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)
ARCH 20	Architectural Graphics I	3	Year 1 / FALL (S1)
ARCH 100	Introduction to Architecture and Design	2	Year 1 / FALL (S1)
ARCH 101	Architecture Design Studio I	3	Year 1 / FALL (S1)
ARCH 127	Fundamentals of Building Structures	3	Year 1 / FALL (S1)
	Semester 1 Total:	11
ARCH 22A	Delineation and Rendering	3	Year 1 / SPRING (S2)
ARCH 29A	Freehand Drawing I	1	Year 1 / SPRING (S2)
ARCH 31B	History of Architecture II	3	Year 1 / SPRING (S2)
	Semester 2 Total:	7
ARCH 102	Architecture Design Studio II	3	Year 2 / FALL (S3)
ARCH 218	Fundamentals of Rhino 3D	3	Year 2 / FALL (S3)
	Choose one of the Following:
ARCH 214	AutoCAD I	3	Year 2 / FALL (S3)
BIM 120	Revit Architecture I	3	Year 2 / FALL (S3)
	Semester 3 Total:	9
ARCH 103	Architecture Design Studio III	3	Year 2 / SPRING (S4)
ARCH 120	Fundamentals of Building Construction	3	Year 2 / SPRING (S4)
ARCH 160	Professional Practice	3	Year 2 / SPRING (S4)
	Semester 4 Total:	9
	Major Total Units:	36

Upon completing the degree, students may enter the profession through a wide variety of employers such as architectural designers and drafters. Opportunities upon entry into the Profession are varied. The current labor market index shows a 5-7% projected growth (depending on occupation) in SF Bay Regions from 2018-2023.

We do not anticipate any adverse impacts on other colleges in the service area. Our student population are mainly in the SF county. There are 7 other colleges with Architecture Degrees/Certificates in the Bay Region ● Chabot College (East Bay) ● College of Marin (North Bay) ● College of San Mateo (Mid-Peninsula) ● Diablo Valley College (East Bay) ● Laney College (East Bay) ● SantaRosa Junior College (North Bay) ● West Valley College (Silicon Valley)