Architectural Design & Building Construction, AAS Degree
Beginning with a firm foundation in drafting with instruments and followed with an introduction to computer-aided design (CAD), students learn to conceptualize the building process. Using the latest construction methods and under close supervision, they construct a residence inside the MTI building lab where the weather is always nice.
In the second year of the program, students working in construction units build a student-designed house in the Mitchell community. Students learn about concrete work as they construct the foundation, rough-finish a basement and finish a three-bedroom home.
Additionally, students will be exposed to many techniques and skills required in the area of commercial construction: steel, welding, commercial construction equipment operation and more. Valuable experience will be gained during a commercial construction internship.
What makes this program special?
- Our instructors are Certified Green Professionals and Home Energy Raters
- We build to Energy Star specifications
- Our houses are built using Residential Energy Services Network & Home Energy Rating Standards of Practice (RESNET HERs)
- We focus on energy efficient building practices
- Our students are involved with the NAHB (student chapter)
- South Dakota’s only commercial construction program
- Bottom line - we are teaching students how to build the homes of the future!
Graduates from this program find employment with lumberyards, building contractors, architectural firms and commercial construction companies. Their skills in CAD, carpentry, surveying, estimating, cabinetry, commercial construction and green building technologies make the students who graduate from this program valuable employees in the building trades industry.
Program Requirement: Successful completion of all 100 level technical courses is required to continue into advanced 200 level courses.
Note: Students in this program are required to purchase a laptop computer from MTI. The laptop will have the necessary software installed and will be serviced free of charge while the student is attending MTI.
Award: AAS Degree
First Semester
Second Semester
| AD 102 | Building Materials | 2 |
| AD 117 | Project Timeline and Cost | 2 |
| AD 152 | 3D Architectural Design | 2 |
| BC 124 | Green Building | 4 |
| BC 130 | Casework | 3 |
| BC 162 | Post Frame | 1 |
| CPR 100 | First Aid, CPR AED | 0.5 |
| | Computer Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17.5 |
Third Semester (Summer)
Fourth Semester (Fall)
| AD 221 | Advanced Building Principles | 2 |
| AD 242 | Principles of Commercial Design | 2 |
| AD 272 | Commercial Contruction Documents | 1-2 |
| BC 210 | | |
| BC 212 | | |
| BC 221 | | |
| | English Elective | 3 |
| | Social Science Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
Fifth Semester (Spring)
| BC 225 | | |
| BC 230 | | |
| BC 271 | | |
| WLD 102 | Basic Welding | 2 |
| MATH 104 | Technical Math | 3 |
| | Behavioral Science Elective | 3 |
| SSS 200 | Career Readiness | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
Total Credits Required to Graduate: 75.5