Architectural Design and

Building Construction

 

AS Degree in Design and Construction


Associate of Science Degree - AS.ADCT   

The AS.ADCT degree is not specific to any one area of employment within the building design and construction industry.  The programs technical course content meets the State of Florida’s criteria for becoming a licensed contractor at any one of three different levels.  Work experience at the license level sought is also required before a student can sit for the State Contractors licensing examination.  Graduates have also been employed as CAD technicians in architectural and engineering firms, as material testing technicians, as team members in land surveying companies, or as inspectors for local, County and State government. 

 


AS.ADCT Technical Course Content and Sequence

The recommended sequence of courses is listed below.  The scheduling of classes allows a new student to enroll in either the Fall or Spring term and to complete their AS level degree within two years.

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Samples of Student Projects Created in the AS.ADCT Program

 

 

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Framing Model

 

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Designing with CAD

 

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Beam Support Details 

 

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Bowspring Truss

 

 

“CADD Techs need to understand what they are drawing as well as the use of the software”

 

 


Time Factors

·       Certificates require one year of study or less.

·       AS degrees  require two years of study.

·       AA degrees required two years or more of study and two to three years at an upper division College or University.

 


This page was last updated - April 19, 2010 by Eugene Broda

 

Ms. Donna Gillis
Architectural Design & Building Construction Technology Professor
A.S, B.S., M.A., University of South Florida
Phone Number: 253-7422
E-mail: dgillis@hccfl.edu
Office Location: DTEC 141

 

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Mr. Michael Schnurr
Architectural Design & Building Construction Technology Professor
B.S., M.A., University of Illinois
Phone Number: 253-7421
E-mail: mschnurr@hccfl.edu
Office Location: DTEC 140

 

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Mr. Joseph W. Tisdale, AAIA
Architectural Design & Building Construction Technology Professor
Bach. of Design, University of Florida
Master of Arch., University of California, Berkeley
Phone Number: 259-6331
E-mail: jtisdale@hccfl.edu
Office Location: DTEC 133

 

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