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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.

Certified Green Professional

RESNET

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

AD 101Building Design

2
AD 151Architectural Drafting Design

4
BC 103Construction Equipment

1
BC 110Framing and Exterior Finish

3
BC 115Building Methods

2
BC 121Material Takeoff

2
OSHA 101OSHA 10 Training

1
SSS 100Student Success

1
Total Credit Hours:16

Second Semester

AD 102Building Materials

2
AD 117Project Timeline and Cost

2
AD 1523D Architectural Design

2
BC 124Green Building

4
BC 130Casework

3
BC 162Post Frame

1
CPR 100First Aid, CPR AED

0.5
CIS 105Introduction to Computers

3
Total Credit Hours:17.5

Third Semester (Summer)

BC 290Commercial Internship

6

Fourth Semester (Fall)

AD 221Advanced Building Principles

2
AD 242Building Information Modeling

2
AD 272Commercial Contruction Documents

1.00 - 2.00
BC 210Advanced Wood Framing

2
BC 212Drywall, Tape and Texture

2
BC 221Footings and Foundations

2
Social Science Elective

3
Communications Elective

3
Total Credit Hours:18

Fifth Semester (Spring)

BC 225Commercial Structures

3
BC 230Interior Finish

4
BC 271Construction Contracting Leadership

2
SSS 200Career Readiness

1
WLD 103Basic SMAW

1
Behavioral Science Elective

3
Math Elective

3
Total Credit Hours:17

Total Credits Required to Graduate: 74.5