Construction Technology - Masonry Emphasis
Through lectures, demonstrations, shop exercises, and campus work projects, students are prepared for employment in the residential-commercial masonry construction industry.
Associate in Specialized Technology Degree
Through lectures, demonstrations, shop exercises, and campus work projects, students are prepared for employment in the residential-commercial masonry construction industry. Students are trained in the skills needed to be proficient masons in brick, block, and tile. Students are also given the opportunity, based on their personal interests, to learn the elements of other trowel trades, including stonework, concrete, glass block, stucco, and plaster. The goal of the program is to prepare students to become leaders at many levels in the construction field: journeyman mason, job site foreman, construction superintendent, project manager, front office administrator, or owner of a contracting firm.
The study of masonry begins with the basics, such as the use of tools, the spreading of mortar, and safety; progresses to intermediate projects, such as building straight walls, arches, and chimneys; and continues with complex projects, such as fireplaces and decorative work. In the study of block construction, students learn how to construct corners, straight walls, and foundations. Tile training involves area preparation and the setting, cleaning, and repair of tiled surfaces. In addition to providing instruction in masonry skills, students also receive instruction in other areas of importance to a mason such as cost estimation, foremanship, site layout, and general contracting. Students also receive instruction in the technical, business, logistical, and management aspects of the construction industry so that they are prepared to advance into supervisory or administrative positions in large construction firms or to run their own businesses. The program covers the process and procedures required for carrying out construction projects from start to finish including reading blueprints and specifications, estimating labor and material costs, and complying with building permit requirements, mandatory site tests, and bidding, bonding, and contracting procedures.
Introduction to the Program
“The study of masonry begins with the basics, such as the use of tools, the spreading of mortar, and safety; progresses to intermediate projects, such as building straight walls, arches, and chimneys; and continues with complex projects, such as fireplaces and decorative work.”
Pete Zwolak, Director of Masonry
Employment Information
Potential Masonry Jobs
- Apprentice Bricklayer
- Apprentice Mason
- Apprentice Pointer
- Assistant Field Engineer
- Assistant Foreman
- Assistant Project Manager
- Assistant Superintendent
- Bricklayer
- Concrete Finisher
- Construction Inspector
- Estimator
- Field Engineer
- Foundation Carpenter
- Hardscaper
- Mason
- Project Manager
- Restoration Supervisor
- Restoration Technician
- Stone Mason
- Superintendent
- Tilt Crewmember
Who Has Hired Our Graduates?
- ARCO Design Build
- Baker Concrete
- BELFOR Property Restoration
- BJK Masonry
- Boro Construction
- Cavan Construction Company
- CBG Building Company
- Connelly Construction Corp.
- Corrado Management Services
- Costello's Custom Landscapes
- Culbertson Restoration
- D.M. Sabia & Co.
- Dan Lepore & Sons
- Drexel University
- Enterprise Masonry
- Forcine Concrete & Construction Company
- Forest Grove
- George's Kitchen, Inc.
- Gilbane, Inc.
- Giles J Cannon, Inc.
- Griffin Masonry
- Hensel Phelps
- Jamison Home Services
- John F. Laffey, Inc.
- KCI Technologies
- Lennar
- LF Driscoll Company
- Mara Restoration
- Minahan Construction
- Naval Surface Warfare Center
- Northern Waterproofing and Restoration
- Palm Beach Cast Stone
- Paul Bowen Masonry
- Phoenix Contractors
- Premier Building Restoration
- Pullman SST
- Pyramid Masonry Contractors
- R & M Masonry Contractors
- R. Jackson Construction
- Saxon Restoration
- Setag Construction Co.
- Shadrock & Williams
- Smith Masonry
- Sposato Landscape Co.
- Thomas P. Carney
- University City Housing
- Whiting-Turner Contracting Co.
- The Witmer Group
- Whiting-Turner Contracting Co.
- W.S. Cumby