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The Construction Occupations Program at Lincoln Land Community College provides students with practical, hands-on experience in the occupations related to the construction trades. Construction Occupations trade workers may find employment as building maintenance, repair specialists, or supervisors, construction carpenters, brick or block layers, or painters with building contractors, manufacturing firms, government agencies and others.
Admission Requirements
If you are a first-time LLCC student seeking admission to the Construction Occupations program, you must meet the general requirements for admission to the college.
Enrollment is based upon a waiting list. Interested students should contact the preferred enrollment location to have their name added to the waiting list.
Program Costs
Please refer to the current college catalog and schedule for exact tuition and fees.
Other Expenses
All tools and materials for the Construction Occupations program are provided by Lincoln Land Community College.
Course content
The classroom environment is not a traditional lecture class, as 80% of the classroom time is actually spent with hands-on activities in a lab environment. Students will work together cohesively as a unit to construct lakeside cabins. Students enrolling in these classes should be self-motivated and able to work at their own pace. Student knowledge regarding course content will be assessed through tests, examinations, project evaluation, and instructor observations.
Class Times
Classes are typically held during the evening hours. For each four credit hours attempted, eight classroom/lab hours are required weekly. Currently Construction Occupations program classes are held in Taylorville and Beardstown. Contact your enrollment center for the class schedule.
Attendance
Class attendance and punctuality are factors affecting the final grade earned with the course.
Apparel
Students may wear street clothes, appropriate for the construction environment, to class.
Curriculum for certificate of achievement
The Construction Occupations Certificate of Achievement consists of nine classes totaling 34 credit hours.
Course of study includes:
· Vocational-Technical Math
· Introduction to Construction Occupations
· Construction Blueprint Reading
· Basic Masonry
· Basic Carpentry I
· Basic Carpentry II
· Basic Pluming
· Residential Wiring
· Elementary Surveying
Curriculum for Associate in Applied Science
The Construction Occupations Associate in Applied Science consists of seventeen classes totaling 62 credit hours. In addition to the Certificate courses the following courses are required:
· Career Communications I and II or Composition I and II
· American Politics
· Employability Skills
· Technical Physics
· Three elective courses from the following options:
Cooperative Work Experience; Architectural Drafting Principles; Architectural Construction Documents I and II; Utilization of Concrete and Masonry; Wood, Steel and Aluminum Structures; Basic Refrigeration; Heating Generating Systems. Other electives are possible upon approval from the program coordinator and department chair.
Contact your enrollment center for current schedule information.
Skills Learned
Skills that may be developed in LLCC’s Construction Occupations program include:
· Blueprint reading
· Masonry
· Carpentry
· Plumbing
· Electricity
· Elementary surveying
Class activities
Class activities may include:
· Basic safety principles in the use of hand and power tools
· Basic carpentry techniques including foundation preparation, constructing ridge boards and finishing
· Reading, interpreting and drafting residential and light construction blueprints
· Designing, installing, testing and maintaining various plumbing components and basic electrical systems
· Estimating materials
· Basic methods of measurement
· Elementary surveying techniques
· Emergency first aid procedures
For More Information
If you would like additional information regarding schedule or enrollment, contact the Eastern Region Education Center at 217.287.7081 or 1.800.572.5448. You may also call the center in Jacksonville at217.243.6699 or 1.888.494.1622. You can email Marty Swan, Vocational Coordinator at marty.swan@llcc.edu
Financial Aid
Tuition assistance may be available from one of the following programs:
Federal Financial Aid - file online or call the Eastern Region Education Center for more information.
WIA or Opportunities (Public Aid) – Call LLCC’s Job Training Office, 1.800.727.4161, ext. 62210.
Displaced Homemakers’ Program – Call 1.800.727.4161, ext. 62335.
TEAL – Call 1.800.666.8325 or 217.786.2349.
Tuition deferment plan is available to qualified candidates. Call the Eastern Region Education Center for details 1.800.572.5448 or 217.287.7081.
The program is offered in its entirety at the Eastern Region Education Center in Taylorville and the Western Region Education Center in Jacksonville. Courses are currently offered during the day or evening with a self-paced, competency-based curriculum.
Students may attend from eight to sixteen hours per week and may enroll in four to eight credit hours per semester. |