My Tri-C
My Tri-C Student Resources News & Events Corporate College Alumni Give
Paying for College Apply Visit

Getting Started

Whether you want to earn a degree, improve your skills, get certified, train for a new career, or explore a new hobby, you can choose from many programs and courses.

Get Started
What type of student are you?
New Student
Returning
Transfer
Visiting
International
College Credit Plus
Non-Credit
All Student Types

Classes & Programs

Explore your interests and find a program that puts you on the path to a bright future. Tri-C offers both credit and non-credit courses as well as certificate programs in most career fields.

View all programs

Degree Programs & Certificates

More than 1,000 credit courses are offered each semester in more than 200 career and technical programs. Tri-C also grants short-term certificates, certificates of proficiency and post-degree professional certificates.

View A-Z Program List

Workforce Training & Professional Development

Tri-C's Workforce Training provides both non-credit and credit training for individuals and businesses to assist individuals with skills leading to employment. Tri-C's Corporate College provides professional development and corporate training opportunities.

Learn more

Community Programming for Adults & Youth

Tri-C offers a variety of affordable and convenient community programs for both adults and youth. These programs are designed to promote individual development.

Learn more

Request Info

Tri-C is here for you. Have a question about a program or service? We'll help you find the answer.

Ask a Question

Live Chat

Chat live with college departments and services.

Start live chat

Tri-C 24/7

Outside of business hours? Get answers to your questions 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

Student Support Services

Ask Tri-C

Get answers to your frequently asked questions from navigating the website to programs and services.

Get Answers

Getting Started

Whether you want to earn a degree, improve your skills, get certified, train for a new career, or explore a new hobby, you can choose from many programs and courses.

Get Started
What type of student are you? New Student Returning Transfer Visiting International College Credit Plus Non-Credit All Student Types

Classes & Programs

Explore your interests and find a program that puts you on the path to a bright future. Tri-C offers both credit and non-credit courses as well as certificate programs in most career fields.

View all programs

Degree Programs & Certificates

More than 1,000 credit courses are offered each semester in more than 200 career and technical programs. Tri-C also grants short-term certificates, certificates of proficiency and post-degree professional certificates.

View A-Z Program List

Workforce Training & Professional Development

Tri-C's Workforce Training provides both non-credit and credit training for individuals and businesses to assist individuals with skills leading to employment. Tri-C's Corporate College provides professional development and corporate training opportunities.

Learn more

Community Programming for Adults & Youth

Tri-C offers a variety of affordable and convenient community programs for both adults and youth. These programs are designed to promote individual development.

Learn more
Paying for College
Apply
Visit

Request Info

Tri-C is here for you. Have a question about a program or service? We'll help you find the answer.

Ask a Question

Live Chat

Chat live with college departments and services.

Start live chat

Tri-C 24/7

Outside of business hours? Get answers to your questions 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

Student Support Services

Ask Tri-C

Get answers to your frequently asked questions from navigating the website to programs and services.

Get Answers
Student Resources News & Events Corporate College Alumni Give

Skilled Construction Trades

Construction Pre-Apprenticeship Training Skilled Construction Trades
Carpentry Certificate Carpentry Program
Cement Masonry Certificate Cement Masonry Program
Communication Transport System Program Communication Transport Systems Certificate
Construction Tending & Hazardous Material Abatement Construction Tending & Hazardous Material Abatement Program Certificate
Drywall Finishing Certificate Drywall Finishing Program
Floorlaying Certificate Floorlaying Program
Glazing Certificate Glazing Program
Ironworking Certificate Ironworking Program
Lifting Technologies Program
Millwrighting Certificate Millwrighting Program
Operating Engineers Certificate Operating Engineers Program
Painting Certificate Painting Program
Pile Driving Certificate Pile Driving Program
Pipefitting Certificate Pipefitting Program
Plumbing Certificate Plumbing Program
Sheet Metal Worker Certificate Sheet Metal Worker Program
  • Tri-C Home
  • »
  • Programs
  • »
  • Applied Industrial Technology
  • »
  • Construction

Skilled Construction Trades

Students must be currently working in a registered apprenticeship program overseen by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training. The apprenticeship program prepares the student to earn journey-level status in their craft and an Associate of Applied Science degree in Applied Industrial Technology. An apprenticeship emphasizes the skill set required of a skilled craftsman.

Joint Trades Apprenticeship Training

  • Pre-Apprenticeship Training
  • Carpentry
  • Cement Masonry
  • Ironworking
  • Operating Engineers
  • Painters and Allied Trades
  • Pipefitters
  • Plumbers
  • Sheet Metal Worker

Program Outcomes in Skilled Construction Trades Include:

  • Communicate verbally, nonverbally and in writing with a construction team that includes members of other trades, contractors and government agencies
  • Work independently and as a team to accomplish the job in a timely and professional manner
  • Recognize, analyze and apply critical thinking to resolve issues as they arise; minimize waste and improve productivity
  • Use appropriate personal protective equipment and fall protection to ensure a safe and environmentally sensitive work environment in accordance with OSHA and other federal, state, local and contractor’s standards and policies
  • Exhibit pride of craftsmanship, reliability, commitment to the organization and take opportunities to upgrade skills
  • Apply basic math concepts and operations and blueprint reading to accurately determine layout in order to fabricate and install various construction tasks that minimize waste
  • Be certified in OSHA; CPR/first aid; scaffold, fall protection; and MSDS
  • Become highly skilled in your craft

Construction Trades
How to Become Eligible
Construction Apprenticeship Program Video

How to reach us

Enrollment Center
216-987-6000
enroll@tri-c.edu

Timothy McCarthy, Director – 216-987-2715

Bonnie Golden, Program Manager– 216-987-0145

Colleen Tasse, Program Coordinator – 216-987-3156

Shannon Auber, Program Coordinator - 216-987-3197

© 2021 Cuyahoga Community College
700 Carnegie Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44115

Quick Links

Employment at Tri-C
my Tri-C space
Athletics
Blackboard
Bookstore
Course Search
College Catalog
Library
Technical Support
Transcripts

About Tri-C

About
President's Office
Accreditation
Administrative Departments
Accessibility
Board of Trustees
Diversity & Inclusion
Student Consumer Information
Title IX Equal Opportunity
Privacy Policy

Campus Locations

Map & Directions
Parking
Campus Police

Connect With Us

Visit Tri-C
Request Information
Phone Directory
Tri-C 24/7
Ask Tri-C
Live Chat
Tri-C 216-987-6000 Corporate College 216-987-2800