Student Catalog and Handbook 2024-2025

Commercial Construction Management AAS Degree (CC13)

The mission of the Commercial Construction Management program is to prepare its students to assume positions leading to increasing managerial responsibility in a variety of firms which plan and construct commercial construction projects. Graduates will be provided with the knowledge, skills, and confidence necessary to effectively coordinate all of the managerial and technical aspects of a construction project. Upon graduation of the degree program, students will possess skills in problem solving, critical thinking, and communication, as well as technical and conceptual application of estimating, contract administration, contracts, scheduling, finance, safety, and means and methods of construction.

Career Opportunities

Graduates will be prepared to pursue opportunities as project manager, contract administrator, superintendent, estimator, project engineer, safety engineer, assistant cost engineer, quality control engineer, scheduling engineer, and building inspector.

Credit Required for Completion: Minimum of 60 credit hours

Curriculum

All Associate of Applied Science Degrees require a minimum 15 credit hours of general education courses using the curriculum structure outlined in the beginning of this degree program section. All course prerequisites must be met. Please see Associate Degree General Education Requirement Section for Area I, Area II, Area III, and Area IV requirements.

General Core Courses

Area I requirements (all required – 3 credits):

ENGL 1101Composition and Rhetoric

3

Area II requirements (all required – 3 credits):

ECON 1101Principles of Economics

3

Area III requirements (all required – 3 credits):

MATH 1111College Algebra

3

Area IV requirements (all required – 3 credits)

Additional 3 hours from Area I, II, III, or IV

Occupational Courses

ACCT 1100Financial Accounting I

4

CCMN 1000Introduction to Construction and Development

2

CCMN 1020Building Technologies and Methods

4

CCMN 1030Construction Graphics

3

CCMN 1040Construction Safety

4

CCMN 1060Construction Estimating I

4

CCMN 2020Construction Scheduling

4

CCMN 2040Construction Project Management

4

CCMN 2070Construction Estimating II

4

CCMN 2010Construction Law

3

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Occupational Electives 9 credit hours from the list below

CCMN 1050Commercial Building Code

2

CCMN 2080Sustainable Design and Construction

4

CCMN 2500Commercial Construction Management Internship-Practicum

3