Williamson College of the Trades

Construction Technology-Carpentry Emphasis

Through lectures, demonstrations, shop exercises, and campus work projects, students are prepared for employment in the residential-commercial carpentry construction industry. The goal of the program is to prepare students eventually to become leaders at many levels in the construction field: journeyman carpenter, job site foreman, construction superintendent, project manager, front office administrator, or owner of a contracting firm.

Construction Technology-Electrical Emphasis

Through lectures, demonstrations, shop exercises, and campus work projects, students are prepared for employment in the residential-commercial electrical construction industry. The goal of the program is to prepare students eventually to become leaders at many levels in the construction field: journeyman electrician, job site foreman, construction superintendent, project manager, front office administrator, or owner of a contracting firm.

Construction Technology-Masonry Emphasis

Through lectures, demonstrations, shop exercises, and campus work projects, students are prepared for employment in the residential-commercial masonry construction industry. Students are trained in the skills needed to be proficient masons in brick, block, and tile, and are also given the opportunity to learn the elements of other trowel trades, including stonework, concrete, glass block, stucco, and plaster.

Landscape Construction and Management

The goal of the comprehensive training given in the Landscape Construction and Management program is to prepare students to enter the landscaping industry and to advance quickly into management and supervisory positions. Through experience and support courses, students will also be able to own and manage landscaping businesses of their own.

Machine Tool Technology

Working in a modern, fully equipped machine shop, students in this program gain the knowledge and skills needed to fabricate metal items and repair and maintain advanced industrial machinery. This high-precision trade requires development of skills in the use of hand tools, measuring instruments, testing equipment, and basic, automatic, and computer-numerically-controlled (CNC) machine tools.

Power Plant Technology

Through the operation of the college power plant and maintenance of its utilities, students gain valuable practical experience preparing them for positions in the power and utilities industries. Students take turns with shift work, which includes readings and adjustments, start-up and shutdown of plant equipment, daily water treatment tests, and mechanical and electrical maintenance.