Established in 1940 and located in Warwick, Rhode Island, the New England Institute of Technology offers students 31 different programs focusing on specific job skill trades. The building construction and cabinetmaking technology course instructs students on the proper way to build and construct stair wells, baseboards, molding, walls, floors and finished openings. All aspects of cabinetmaking techniques are included in this intensive class as well, including how to use modern computer technology to estimate and design cabinets before the actual construction of the cabinet begins. Different methods of sizing during the pre-construction process are also featured in the building construction and cabinetmaking technology program.
New England Institute of Technology
2500 Post Rd.
Warwick, Rhode Island 02886-2266
401-467-7744
neit.edu
Opened to the public in 1913 on the campus of Bakersfield High School before moving Northeast to its current campus location, Bakersfield College offers its students more than 180 different types of certificate programs from which to choose. This Southern California school also includes a construction technology course that instructs students on how to read blueprints and estimating charts as well as building code inspection procedures. The furniture and cabinetmaking class helps equip the students with specific carpentry skills needed in order for them to excel at woodworking as well.
Bakersfield College
1801 Panorama Dr.
Bakersfield, CA 93305
661-395-4011
bc.cc.ca.us
Awarding a basic construction technician certificate to all students that successfully complete the program, the Technical College of the Low Country is located in the town of Beaufort, South Carolina. This two-year public college was originally known as the Beaufort Regional Training Center until the new name was adopted in 1972. The building construction technology program features courses on proper hand tool operation skills, residential construction methods, construction print reading, "green" building techniques and power tool safety methods. Courses in framing and roofing, interior and exterior installation, along with site layout and foundation classes are all offered to the student needing to learn more advanced construction techniques.
Technical College of the Low Country
921 Ribaut Rd.
Beaufort, SC 29902
843.525.8211
tcl.edu
Located in St. Louis, Missouri, Ranken Technical College features a wide variety of courses focused on teaching students skills in automotive technology, architecture design and precision machining engineering. The carpentry and building construction technology program is a two-year course that instructs students on the correct way to handle power tools, reading and interpreting blueprints before construction begins and how to select good-quality structural lumber as well. When the second term begins, students receive hands-on carpentry and construction training by working with Ranken's community development corporation program where they will help build residential housing for the poor.
Ranken Technical College
4431 Finney Ave.
Saint Louis, MO 63113
314-371-0236
ranken.edu