ITT Technical Institute has more than 90 locations across the country, and four in North Carolina, two in Charlotte and one each in Greensboro and Cary. ITT's School of Drafting and Design focuses on the management and technological aspects of commercial and residential construction design projects. It offers a bachelor's degree program that provides students with an understanding of construction techniques, construction management and legal issues that relate to the construction management field. In addition, ITT Technical Institutes offer a complete list of online degree options accessible from any location.
Located in Mooresville, North Carolina, the Universal Technical Institute offers the NASCAR Technology Training Program. While the program broadly offers training in automobile service, repair and problem troubleshooting, its ultimate goal is to teach students advanced techniques for constructing and testing their own NASCAR engines. The core program of training takes 48 weeks, with additional advanced training from Nissan and Ford available.
Forsyth Technical Community College, with two campuses in Winston-Salem and eight smaller locations throughout the state, offers degree programs in construction and manufacturing that include studies in both residential and commercial construction-related fields, as well as continuing education programs. Areas of study include carpentry, electrical/electronics technology, air conditioning, heating, plumbing, refrigeration technology, industrial systems technology machining technology, project management technology, welding and sustainability technologies.
To earn associate's degrees in commercial and residential construction management, North Carolina residents can access Ashworth College online, which has a fully accredited program that offers training in estimating project costs, ordering materials, performing site surveys, reading blueprints, site safety procedures and schedule creation. It includes online exams, textbooks, course outlines and unlimited tutoring. In addition, Penn Foster Career School features an online carpenter program that provides instruction on construction drawings, building codes, building materials, building layout, lumber selections, flooring, roofing, and wall, stairway and ceiling completion.