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BUILDING/CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY
BCT 115 Basic Rigging
1 cr. hrs. 1 periods (1 lec.)
Rigging hardware and equipment. Includes safety, rigging equipment, inspection, crane hand signals, estimating an
object, common rope knots, types of derricks and cranes, and rigging and moving equipment use.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
BCT 120 Blueprint Reading for Construction
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Residential and light commercial blueprint reading. Includes blueprint symbols and terminology, construction materials,
applications and specifications for commercial buildings, light frame and brick veneer construction, and appropriate
mathematics.
Recommendation: Completion of BCT 112 and 114 before enrolling in this course.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
BCT 123 Concrete/Masonry
3 cr. hrs. 5 periods (1 lec., 4 lab)
Basic concepts and materials for concrete construction, finishing, and masonry work. Includes trade terminology,
composition and characteristics of concrete, uses of concrete as a building material, effects of craftsmanship on finished
concrete, concrete construction process, site operations and work set-up, history of masonry, and modern masonry
materials and methods.
Offered: Spring.
BCT 130 EPA Clean Air Act: Section 608
1 cr. hrs. 1 periods (1 lec.)
Freon certification preparation. Includes basics of refrigerant bearing equipment, ozone depletion and the new legislation,
technician categories covered on the certification examination, and certification testing.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
BCT 132 Residential and Industrial HVAC I
4 cr. hrs. 6 periods (2 lec., 4 lab)
Introduction to materials and procedures for heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC). Includes trade
mathematics, copper and plastic piping practices, soldering and brazing, ferrous metal piping practices, basic electricity,
introduction to cooling and heating, and air distribution systems.
Prerequisite(s): BCT 111, 112, 113, 114, 115.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
BCT 133 Residential and Industrial HVAC II
4 cr. hrs. 6 periods (2 lec., 4 lab)
Introduction to commercial airside systems. Includes chimneys, vents, flues, hydronic systems, air quality equipment, leak
detection, evacuation, recovery, charging, alternating current, and basic electronics.
Prerequisite(s): BCT 132.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
BCT 134 Residential and Industrial HVAC III
4 cr. hrs. 6 periods (2 lec., 4 lab)
Introduction to the principles of heat transfer, humidity, filtering, and energy saving devices used in HVAC systems.
Includes accessories and optional equipment, metering devices, compressors, heat pumps, leak detection, evacuation,
recovery, and charging.
Prerequisite(s): BCT 133.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
BCT 135 National Electrical Code Residential Wiring Applications
4 cr. hrs. 6 periods (2 lec., 4 lab)
Electrical wiring and installation conforming to National Electrical Code requirements. Includes grounded systems,
requirements for over-current protection of conductors, ampacity criteria, installing over-current protection of conductors,
installing services, installing motors and transformers, remote control and signaling circuits, and installing structured
wiring in homes and offices.
Prerequisite(s): BCT 172.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
BCT 136 Sheet Metal I
4 cr. hrs. 6 periods (2 lec., 4 lab)
Introduction to metalworking, insulation, layout, and fabrication. Includes introduction to the sheet metal trade, tools of
the trade, fasteners, hangers, and supports, installation of air distribution accessories, insulation, introduction to sheet
metal layout and processes, sheet metal math, and fabrication parallel line development.
Prerequisite(s): BCT 111, 112, 113, 114 and 115.
Offered: Fall.
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