Construction Management

Why Construction Management?

It's Booming! 1,000,000 new jobs are projected between 2002-2012. New construction and anticipated retirements - 50 % in the next 5-10 years - account for increased job opportunities in this industry.

Local companies are looking for skilled workers. You can meet their needs. Pierce College works with industry specialists to ensure our curriculum matches industry's needs.

Construction Management is right for you if you…

• Are interested in career advancement
• Are starting a construction business
• Are an aging laborer
• Are a high school graduate who wants to see immediate returns for their college investment

"Young men and women graduating from this program will have a definite edge in hire-ability coming from a program like this," says Brad Sayre, Vice President Preconstruction Services, Absher Construction Company.

Why Pierce College?

• The program was designed with industry specialists from Absher Construction Company, Rushforth Construction Company, Merritt Construction, and John Korsmo Construction.
• These specialists continue to assist us with ongoing program evaluation, course revisions, and instructor selection.
• Our instructors are industry specialists.
• Students are carefully advised according to your career/academic goals.
• We're supported by the Construction Partnership, an industry skills panel sponsored through WorkSource.
• A Pierce College representative serves on the ACE (Architecture, Construction, and Engineering Program at Puyallup School District) to help high school students transition to college-level coursework.
• This program contributes to the economic health of our region by providing well-trained, and educated graduates to work in the construction industry.

"What a wonderful testament to the program need, when industry representatives tell us they need this program to assist with industry goals and future economic health…Thank you." Bob Steleski, Rushforth Construction.

What to expect?

• The Associate in Construction Management is a two-year program.
• A Certificate in Construction Management is available.
• Traditional classroom teaching with hands-on, work-based learning.
• Evening and online courses to allow you to continue working.
• Preparation for management-level positions in the field.

What students say?

"With the construction management degree, I'll have management skills that will be a stepping stone to other positions within the county." Student Curt Bright, construction supervisor, Pierce County.

"The Construction Management program has a perfect mixture of instructors familiar with the industry and courses combining theory with hands-on, real-world training." Student David Atkins, retired Air Force, civil engineering assistant.

"I no longer give a blank stare when an experienced co-worker asks me a technical question." Student Derek Kiel, Holaday (cq) Parks, mechanical contractor, Tukwila.

"I believe having a degree will give me the (training) I need to gain an edge…(and it will) help me build my own companies that I now operate on the side." Ben Trachte, construction superintendent, Griz Construction, LLC, Enumclaw

"I had some construction background but it had been about three years…I didn't realize how many facets there are to the industry. It is definitely a field I want to be in." Darcy Jones, budget analyst.

Get Started Today!

Call: (253) 964-6712 for more information or to register.

Apply: applications are available at the admissions office or you can download one from our Web site at www.pierce.ctc.edu.

Financial Aid: Aid is available in the form of scholarships, grants, loans and work-study jobs.

Worker Retraining: Dislocated and unemployed workers can retrain for a variety of new careers. Special funding may be available to qualified applications. Call (253) 964-6265.

Accreditation: Pierce College District is accredited by the Commission on Colleges and Universities, an institutional body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education.

The Pierce College District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or age in its programs and activities. Questions or concerns may be directed to the Access and Disability Services office at Pierce College at (253) 964–6468.

Building Your Future

Pierce College's Construction Management program can help you become a:

• Project manager
• Supervisor
• Foreman