Length
14 Months (1200 clock hours)

Schedule
Monday 8 am-1 pm; Tuesday-Friday 8 am-2 pm
(Summer hours ) Monday-Thursday 8 am - 2:45 pm

2024-2025 Curriculum Frameworks

CASAS (Reading and Math) test scores: 239 in Reading, 236 in Math OR meet CASAS exemption (refer to Admissions and Testing)

The Carpentry program covers all phases of residential and select components of commercial carpentry/construction. Attending students will first obtain their OSHA 30-Hour Construction Industry Safety Training, which is a supervisory level credential. Students prepare for entering the workforce by learning proper hand and power tool usage along with essential measurement and leveling practices. Attending students learn the systems of a residential structure from the ground up by practicing hands on training with construction drawings/print reading, forms, footings, foundations, horizontal/vertical formwork, floor/wall/roof systems, roofing applications, cold-form steel framing, drywall installation/finishing, stair layout, window/door/floor/ceiling trim, door/window installation, suspended ceilings, exterior finishing, masonry, stucco, cabinet installation and much more.

Employment/Career Opportunities

Upon program completion, students have access to high demand career opportunities related to the various skill areas they encountered throughout the program. These career options exist in areas of both rough and finish carpentry consisting of framers, formwork, structural work, finish/trim work, window/door installers, finish stair construction/installers, drywall install/finishing, commercial steel wall framing, exterior stucco/EIFS, suspended ceilings, and more. Many of the carpentry program’s industry partners are looking for their next generation of future supervisors and decision makers. The future career opportunities in both residential and commercial carpentry and construction upon graduation are endless.

Salaries for graduates range from $14.57 - $20.38 per hour. Source: Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Labor Market Statistics