Program Overview
Get the skills you need to do the job right – get a degree in residential construction. Learn how to read job specs and drawings and give a cost estimate. Safely operate woodworking and surveying tools. Do conventional framing, concrete, cabinets, interior and exterior finishing – the list goes on.
Earning Potential
Interested in a career in construction? Learn more about our region’s employment outlook and career opportunities you can pursue in this field of study.
Plan, direct or coordinate, usually through subordinate supervisory personnel, activities concerned with the construction and maintenance of structures, facilities and systems. Participate in the conceptual development of a construction project and oversee its organization, scheduling, budgeting and implementation. This career field includes managers in specialized construction fields, such as carpentry or plumbing.
median annual salary
annual job openings
are currently employed within the State of Michigan Prosperity Regions 5 and 6.
This number is expected to over the next four years.
of current workers will reach retirement age within the next ten years.
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Prepare cost estimates for product manufacturing, construction projects or services to aid management in bidding on or determining the price of aproduct or service. May specialize according to particular service performed or type of product manufactured.
median annual salary
annual job openings
are currently employed within the State of Michigan Prosperity Regions 5 and 6.
This number is expected to over the next four years.
of current workers will reach retirement age within the next ten years.
Visit Career Coach for more details.
Appraise real property to determine its value for purchase, sales, investment, mortgage or loan purposes.
median annual salary
annual job openings
are currently employed within the State of Michigan Prosperity Regions 5 and 6.
This number is expected to over the next four years.
of current workers will reach retirement age within the next ten years.
Visit Career Coach for more details.
Plan and design structures, such as private residences, office buildings, theaters, factories and other structural property.
median annual salary
annual job openings
are currently employed within the State of Michigan Prosperity Regions 5 and 6.
This number is expected to over the next four years.
of current workers will reach retirement age within the next ten years.
Visit Career Coach for more details.
About Delta's Program
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State-of-the-art technologyDelta's construction lab will give you hours of hands-on experience with construction equipment and tools. Plus, you'll learn construction estimation and building modeling with computer technology and utilize the CNC router to design and fabricate unique 3D components.
Delta's Residential Construction Associate's Degree provides the skills and knowledge
necessary for a successful self-employed construction business or lumberyard management.
You will study these areas of construction:
- Construction methods and materials
- Building codes and standards
- Structural principles
- Building modeling
- Construction cost estimation and planning documentation
Why you should choose Delta
Life is busy. But that shouldn't get in the way of your education. Delta offers classes at night, on weekends and online to make taking classes and getting that degree easier. Plus, Delta has three centers so you can take classes even closer to home.
You can get hands-on experience in your field while you're working toward that degree. I know. It's awesome! Plus, you'll even get paid. That's co-op! Check it out.
At the Teaching Learning Center, located in the Library, we offer tutoring on a wide variety of subjects, and help with developing study and learning skills. Most tutoring is on a walk-in basis but we do have some online tutoring options.
Best of all, it's free for currently enrolled Delta students. Just another way we demonstrate our commitment to helping students succeed.
Facts & Figures
Our students get the latest technology so they can graduate and be ready to hit the ground running.
Delta is nationally recognized as one of America's leading community colleges.
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"My experience with Delta, as a whole, has been very inspiring. I remember my very first day walking to class – I hadn’t been in school in nine years – and I was really nervous going into a construction class. And, I’ve been welcomed with open arms. I’ve had so many people offer me help and keep me motivated."
Meagan Lepien
Studying Construction Management