Carpentry (Residential), Certificate of Proficiency (CPTP) draft

Program Overview

The Carpentry (Residential) Certificate of Proficiency program at Delaware County Community College equips students with the skills and knowledge necessary for entry-level positions in residential carpentry. Through hands-on learning experiences, students develop competencies in blueprint reading, design concepts, and the construction, installation, and repair of residential structures. The program emphasizes energy-efficient construction, safety practices, and the application of mathematics to carpentry tasks.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Carpentry (Residential) Certificate of Proficiency (CPTP) program at Delaware County Community College is designed to prepare students for entry-level positions in residential carpentry. The program provides students with learning experiences in blueprint reading, design concepts, and the building, installing, and repairing of residential structures.

Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of the different structural components of residential buildings.
• Demonstrate basic competencies in preparing and presenting construction drawings and designs.
• Read and interpret blueprints, building plans, and specifications.
• Demonstrate skills constructing structures and their components parts.
• Demonstrate technical skills required to install and finish interiors or exteriors.
• Demonstrate understanding and competencies of energy-efficient construction.
• Apply the knowledge of mathematics to carpentry tasks.
• Demonstrate knowledge of safety practices.

Outline:

First Semester

• TME 115 Basic Technical Skills (3 credits)
• TCS 105 Workplace Safety (2 credits)
• CPT 102 Carpentry Fundamentals (3 credits)
• CPT 105 Framing and Roofing (3 credits)
• TCS 100 Construction Blueprint Reading (3 credits)

Second Semester

• CPT 110 Exterior Finishing (3 credits)
• CPT 115 Interior Finishing (3 credits)
• CPT 120 Energy Efficiency (2 credits)
• OCS 102 International Code Council (Uniform Construction Code) (3 credits)
• TCC 112 CADD Graphics (3 credits)
• Select one of the following: (2 credits)
• CPT 151 Furniture Building
• CPT 152 Home Remodeling/Additions
• CPT 194 Carpentry Internship (2 credits)
• HVA 100 Introduction to Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Electrical Fabrication
• WLD 100 Introduction to Welding

Part-Time Evening Schedule

The CPT-specific courses in the Carpentry program rotate through a three-semester cycle. Students who do not begin when CPT 102 is being offered should start with one or two classes from the list of "any semester" courses until the rotation begins again.

Any Semester Course

• OCS 102 International Code Council (Uniform Construction Code) (3 credits)
• TCC 112 CADD Graphics (3 credits)
• TCS 100 Construction Blueprint Reading (3 credits)
• TCS 105 Workplace Safety (2 credits)
• TME 115 Basic Technical Skills (3 credits)
• Carpentry Elective (Select one): (2 credits)
• CPT 151 Furniture Building
• CPT 152 Home Remodeling/Additions
• CPT 194 Carpentry Internship (2 credits)
• HVA 100 Introduction to Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Electrical Fabrication