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Carpentry - Residential

Program Overview

This program introduces students to the basic skills of a carpenter, safety practices, and carpentry tools and equipment uses/operations.  The student will also be introduced to materials used in cabinet making, blueprint reading, planning, measuring, cutting, and constructing cabinets and installing hardware.  The students will further gain understanding and use of these skills by building a moveable house that is sold at a sealed-bid auction.
 

What You'll Learn

  • Advanced Cabinet Construction
  • Basic Cabinet Construction
  • Basic Finishing Techniques
  • Building Materials, Fasteners, and Adhesives
  • Cabinet Design/Planning and Estimating
  • Cabinet Installation
  • Career Readiness
  • Construction Core
  • Counter Tops and Laminates Construction
  • Drywall
  • Exterior Finishing
  • Floor Systems
  • Fundamentals of Cabinetmaking
  • General Construction Safety and First Aid
  • Interior Doors and Trim
  • Intro to Concrete (and Reinforcing Materials)
  • Metal Stud Framing
  • Plan Reading and Elevations
  • Residential Exterior Trim and Roof
  • Roof Framing
  • Stairs
  • Thermal and Moisture Protection
  • Wall and Ceiling Framing
  • Windows and Exterior Doors
  • Workforce Staging

Certifications and Licenses

  • ODCTE Competency Certification
    • Finish Carpenter
    • Frame Carpenter
    • Cabinetmaker Trainee
  • OSHA 10 Safety
*Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education
 

College Credit

  • Prior Learning Assessment
 

Career Opportunities 

  • Framing construction
  • Interior finish work (including cabinet making)
  • Exterior finish construction

For more information on occupations go to www.onetonline.org

Leadership Opportunities

Career Technical Student Organization (CTSO) SkillsUSA
student measuring dimensions on a wood structure

Enrollment Information

Who Can Enroll

High school juniors, seniors, and adults

Program Length

This program is designed to be completed in 2 years (960 instructional hours).

Tuition and Cost

$2.50 per credit hour X 960 hours = $2,400

Financial Assistance

In-district* students under the age of 22 will be awarded the next step scholarship for students in good standing, which covers tuition and all full-time programs except Practical Nursing and Lineworker Technology.

*In-district schools include: Blanchard, Bridge Creek, Dibble, Elmore City-Pernell, Lexington, Lindsay, Little Axe, Maysville, Newcastle, Noble, Paoli, Pauls Valley, Purcell, Stratford, Wanette, Washington, Wayne, Whitebead (PK-8) and Wynewood.
 
All financial assistance opportunities can be found on our Financial Aid webpage.

Class Schedule

Morning Session – 8:10 AM– 11:10 AM
Afternoon Session – 12:45 AM – 3:45 PM

Transportation Services

  • High school students: Transportation is provided from your high school to MidAmerica for both morning and afternoon classes. Buses will also take you back to your high school. 
  • Home school, EPIC, and adult students: Transportation is provided from your local high school for both morning and afternoon classes. Buses will also take you back to your high school. 
Route times depend on the location of your high school. Click here for more detailed route times.
 

How to Apply

Applications are not posted online (except Lineworker Technology and Practical Nursing).
High school students should contact their counselors and adult students should contact the MATC Admission Coordinators.

Accreditation

NCCER (National Center for Construction Education & Research)
OSBCTE (Oklahoma State Board of Career & Technology Education)