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BUILDING/CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY
BCT 235 National Electric Code Commercial Wiring Applications
4 cr. hrs. 6 periods (2 lec., 4 lab)
Commercial electrical wiring and installation practices conforming to the National Electric Code. Includes commercial
building plans, specifications, and drawings, electrical loads and branch circuits, switches and receptacles, branch circuit
installations, motor and appliance circuits, feeders, special systems and circuits, panelboard selection and installation,
electric service equipment, lamps and luminaries, emergency and standby power systems, and overcurrent protection.
Prerequisite(s): BCT 135.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
BCT 236 Residential and Industrial Plumbing IV
4 cr. hrs. 6 periods (2 lec., 4 lab)
Concepts that apply to plumbing installations. Includes applied math, sizing water supply piping, potable water treatment,
and backflow preventers.
Prerequisite(s): BCT 183.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
BCT 237 Residential and Industrial Plumbing V
4 cr. hrs. 6 periods (2 lec., 4 lab)
Continuation of BCT 236. Includes types of venting; sizing DWV and storm systems; sewage pumps and sump pumps;
corrosive resistant waste piping; and compressed air.
Prerequisite(s): BCT 236.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
BCT 238 Residential and Industrial Plumbing VI
4 cr. hrs. 6 periods (2 lec., 4 lab)
Continuation of BCT 237. Includes concepts and practices essential to competitive and successful plumbing businesses.
Also includes business principles for plumbers, introductory skills for the crew leader, water pressure booster and
recirculation systems, indirect and special waste, and hydronic and solar heating systems.
Prerequisite(s): BCT 237.
Offered: Spring, Summer.
BCT 239 Residential and Industrial Plumbing VII
4 cr. hrs. 6 periods (2 lec., 4 lab)
Continuation of BCT 238. Includes codes; servicing piping systems, fixtures, and appliances; private water supply well
systems; private waste disposal systems; swimming pools and hot tubs; and plumbing for mobile homes and travel
trailers.
Prerequisite(s): BCT 238.
Information: BCT coursework or field experience will be necessary for success in this course. See a BCT instructor or
department chair for more information.
Offered: Summer.
BCT 245 Carpentry II
4 cr. hrs. 6 periods (2 lec., 4 lab)
Continuation of BCT 145. Includes techniques for reading construction drawings and specifications, site layout,
measurement, and leveling, concrete materials and concrete reinforcement materials, construction of forms for footings
and on-grade slabs, and concrete forms.
Prerequisite(s): BCT 145.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
BCT 255M Sustainability in Construction Installation
1 cr. hrs. 1 periods (1 lec.)
Fundamentals of green and sustainability construction, safety in the construction and installation of photovoltaic (PV) solar
panel mounting systems and tracker sub categories. Includes safety basics, identification of safety hazards, practices and
protective equipment needed during PV system installation, and maintenance. Also includes the identification of tools
needed and the recommended green sustainable energy efficient choice of materials.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
BCT 255N Train the Trainer for Building Trades
1 cr. hrs. 1 periods (1 lec.)
Teaching skills for building trade leaders and trainers. Includes how to use proven training methods; explore individual
learning styles; develop materials, and create lesson plans. Also includes techniques that provide a flexible approach to
training delivery, enable trainers to understand the techniques that provide a flexible approach to training delivery, enable
trainers to understand the fundamental stages of the learning process, and apply knowledge learned to deliver effective
building trade training.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
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