“I transferred to Three Rivers and changed my focus because the architecture classes inspired my interest. It has given me a lot of new energy. It’s a rare and interesting opportunity to study architecture at a community college and be able to then continue on to a four-year institute that specializes in it.”
Jonah Godfrey, Construction Technology, A.A.S.

This program extends opportunities for those interested in the design and construction of the built environment, preparing students for transfer into baccalaureate and professional-degree architecture programs or for entry-level technical positions in architecture, engineering or construction firms.

The program builds mastery of valuable skill-sets, first establishing techniques in traditional (board) and then state-of-the-art (CAD ad Revit) drafting, then expands the technical core that includes blueprint reading, construction materials, codes and regulations, and typical project documentation.  Students elect a concentration in architecture or construction management, tracking students through a sequence of architecture courses that explore creativity, exercise the design process and problem-solving skills, and instills the values of sustainable and responsible site design and development or; tracking through a sequence of construction courses that explore project estimating, sequencing logistics and management.

Upon completion, students will have built a portfolio of work to be used for transfer or to pursue an entry-level technical position in an architecture, engineering or construction firm, municipal building and planning offices, transportation, utility, and construction material industries.

For a color-coded, semester visual illustration please visit: http://www.professorcomeau.com/index_files/Page758.htm

Career Options

Architecture
Engineering
Construction Firms
Municipal Building and Planning Offices
Transportation, Utility, and Construction Departments

Transfer Options

Central Connecticut State University
Eastern Connecticut State University
Sacred Heart University
Southern Connecticut State University
University of Bridgeport
University of Connecticut
University of New Haven
University of Saint Joseph
Western Connecticut State University 

Related Degrees & Certificates

Because you are interested in the Architectural Design Technology, A.A.S., you might want to look at these programs, too.

Engineering Science, A.S.
Environmental Engineering Technology, A.S.
General Engineering Technology, A.A.S
Mechanical Engineering Technology, A.S.
Physics Studies, A.A. – CSCU Pathway Transfer Degree

Computer-Aided Drafting Certificate
Construction Management Certificate