Program Coordinator: Kathy Gaasvig
Phone: 303.797.5081
E-mail: carpentry@arapahoe.edu

Certificate

This certificate program provides entry-level skill training in a variety of building trades, and features hands-on learning in the actual construction of a house on site. Students will enjoy learning the basics skills of framing floors, walls and roofs while performing hands on skills in the trades of siding, roofing, masonry, drywall and interior finish carpentry. Students will be exposed to other building trades such as: plumbing, HVAC, electrical, and concrete finishing.

Second year students will go beyond basic skills and/or specialize in trades that include framing, door and window installation, interior and exterior finish, all phases of carpentry and masonry. This includes exposure to residential plumbing, electrical and H.V.A.C. Classroom instruction and evaluation parallels the on-the-job training of students. Paid on-the-job internships are also available through a cooperative component that requires students to work a minimum of 15 hours per week in an approved training station.

The ACC Carpentry classes start in the Fall semester, earlier than the start date for most other ACC classes. The first two credits are CAR-101 and CAR-102. Both of these courses are “Safety” courses and are only offered once each year (in the Fall).

Students should enroll in all eight credits offered first semester. Students are encouraged to take the second semester (eight additional courses) to complete the house and their requirements for a certificate or their requirements for the construction supervision degree offered by ACC.

Students are not allowed to start classes second semester.

The ACC carpentry class meets everyday (Monday thru Friday), and is offered at three different times each day. Students should pick one class time only and attend at that class time only.

The class times are:
Monday - Friday

• 7:55 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.,
• 10:50 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.,
• 12:55 p.m., to 2:45 p.m.