Residential Construction Technology & Management
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About this program
This bachelor-level program lays the framework in residential construction. Studying everything from layout to materials and methods, you’ll learn what it takes to build a home and a career. Management courses on topics like estimating, scheduling, and code compliance coupled with leadership-building experience fuel your momentum to play a leading role in this dynamic field.
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Careers
- Builder
- Job foreman
- Site supervisor
Courses
At Penn College, we believe your educational experience should go beyond specialized skills. Real-world ready means taking a broader approach that builds communication skills, inspires collaboration, and encourages exploration of arts, history, and science.
Specialization requires in-depth knowledge and high-level proficiency. Students learn and apply major-specific concepts, skills, and methods.
- Directed Building Technology Electives (BRM)
- Construction Estimating (BCT255)
- Residential Management I (BCT300)
- Managing Construction Safety (BCT307)
- Residential Design & Build (BCT321)
- Managing Changes During Construction (BCT322)
- Residential Construction Industry Internship (BCT477)
- Contemporary Issues in Residential Construction (BCT342)
- Residential Management II (BCT308)
- Residential Building Systems (BCT330)
- Advanced Residential Estimating & Scheduling (BCT411)
- Advanced Mechanical Systems (BCT420)
- Residential Building Construction Project (BCT409)
Perspectives are points of view, offering a variety of ways of understanding, interacting, and influencing the world. Students identify, explain, and utilize the approaches used by academics and professionals to study, analyze, or understand problems, and offer solutions.
- Physics Survey (PHS103) or
- Physics with Technological Applications (PHS114)
- Construction Estimating (BCT255)
- Core Global & Cultural Diversity Perspective (CDP)
- Residential Management I (BCT300)
- Managing Construction Safety (BCT307)
- Core Historical Perspective (HIP)
- Residential Design & Build (BCT321)
- Managing Changes During Construction (BCT322)
- Core Arts Perspective (ARP)
- Science Elective (SCI) or
- Science Elective with lab (SCL)
- Residential Construction Industry Internship (BCT477)
- Contemporary Issues in Residential Construction (BCT342)
- Residential Management II (BCT308)
- Residential Building Systems (BCT330)
- Core Social Science Perspective (SSP)
- Advanced Residential Estimating & Scheduling (BCT411)
- Advanced Mechanical Systems (BCT420)
- Residential Building Construction Project (BCT409)
Next steps...
You're on your way to becoming a tomorrow maker.
Virtual Tour
Building Construction
If you're looking to take the lead in residential or commercial construction, this is the pathway for you. From installing millwork and drywall to roofing and exterior finishing, you'll learn what it takes to do the work and lead the crew. In this video, you'll explore the program, get a glimpse of the lab spaces, and meet faculty with real-world experience.
Maker Profiles
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Tour Schedule
Seeing is believing.
Think Penn College might be a good fit for you? Make plans to visit and discover what hands-on learning is all about.
Mar 1
Undergraduate Open House
Saturday, March 19 AM - 3 PM
Apr 6
Undergraduate Open House
Sunday, April 69 AM - 3 PM
Industry Partners
Work with experts to become an expert
Penn College's strong partnerships impact every step of your journey – from your first day in the classroom and labs, to career placement (oftentimes before graduation) and beyond.
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Career Fair Connections
Penn College graduates are in high demand. Employer participation at the Career Fair is proof. Attracting 400+ organizations, this popular event is hosted twice per year and introduces students to all types of businesses from startups to Fortune 500 companies.
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Student Life
Lead and put your skills to the test
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Student Organizations at Penn College
Your college experience is about more than the classroom. Join one of 65+ clubs and organizations, or create your own.
Penn College News
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World of Concrete attracts Penn College crew
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Habitat, Penn College honor Carter’s legacy at local building site
Monday, October 28, 2024
Two 'pop-up' employer info tables set this week
Dual Degree
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Select your area of focus
Students entering this bachelor degree as first semester freshman must declare a dual degree in one of the following associate's degrees:
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Study Abroad
Gain global experience
See the world via Williamsport. Take your education abroad and get hands-on experience learning about your industry on a global scale.
Student Experience
The community as their classroom
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Women in Construction builds confidence in tomorrow’s workforce
The Women in Construction club coordinated activities for ninth through 12th graders, including a networking lunch and group sessions in the architecture/sustainable design, building construction and HVAC/plumbing labs.
More Information
Special Admissions Requirements
Students entering this bachelor’s degree must declare a dual degree with one of the following associate's degree majors:
Architecture (AX)
Building Construction Technology (CB)
Concrete Science Technology (SS)
Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Technology (HV)
Current students in any of the above associate degrees who desire to earn a bachelor’s degree in Residential Construction Technology and Management must declare a dual degree with this major. Established dual degree requirements must be satisfied.
Students transferring from other programs within Penn College, or other institutions, with an A.A.S. in a related applied construction technology field will be evaluated for admission to the Residential Construction Technology and Management major based on their degree and related technical coursework.
Students transferring from other institutions with an A.A.S. in a related applied construction technology field will be evaluated for admission to the Residential Construction Technology and Management major based on their degree and related technical coursework. General education coursework will be evaluated according to the transfer standards of the institution (see https://www.pct.edu/admissions/transfer/transferring-credits). Exceptions must be approved by the school dean.
Students are required to purchase their own personal tools as they progress through the program. Not all tools are required initially, and students should talk to their instructors on the first day of classes to find out which ones are required. Students who qualify for financial aid may purchase their tools through the College Store.
View the Building Construction Technology Tool List
Tools are available for purchase through The College Store .
Alternative Credit refers to academic credits earned through means other than traditional college course completion, including: credit by exam, articulation, proof of competency gained in high school, work/life experience, and advanced placement.
Visit the Alternative Credit Options page for requirements and procedures and for information on credit through Advanced Placement.
- Mr. Steve Brannan, '07, '09, Construction Manager, Toll Brothers Inc.
- Mr. Doug J Cassatt, Sales Representative, North Region, Lehigh Cement Company
- Mr. Thomas J Collins, President, Phoenix Contractors, Inc.
- Mr. Seth Culbert, '07, '09, Assistant Project Manager, Jingoli Power
- Mr. Brian S Ferguson, '08, '09, Vice President, Ferguson Construction Company
- Mr. Carl Hillyard, Retired Instructor (PCT)
- Mr. Robert Jones
- Mr. Ken Kurtz, President/CEO, Ken Kurtz Builders
- Mr. Dustin M Ott, '08, '10, Project Manager, Clayco
- Mr. Warren Peter, '74, President/CEO, Warren Peter Construction, Inc.
- Mr. Zachary Reiver, '12, Assistant Project Manager/Field Engineer, E. R. Stuebner, Inc.
- Mr. Thomas A Whitehouse, '11, '13, Project Engineer II, Harkins Builders