Building Construction Technology

Rock Creek Bldg. 7, Rm. 202 | Dept. Chair: Spencer Hinkle | 503-614-7255 or 503-614-7405 | bct@pcc.edu

A Foundation for Your Future

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For more than thirty years, our building construction program has been training men and women to enter the construction industry as skilled professionals who enter a specialized industry.

Building Construction Technology (BCT) is the only program of its kind in the Portland area offered by an accredited institution with hands-on training, excellent preparatory skills in mathematics, and strong affiliations with local contractors and national associations. Many of our graduates operate their own construction, remodeling and general contracting companies while others work for successful construction companies like Neil Kelly Remodelers and Designers, Renaissance Homes, Robinson Construction, and Northwest Renovation and Design. Our strong industry affiliation allows us to help you ease your transition into a new field and build the career of your dreams.

Degrees & Certificates

In this program you can earn the following:

Building Construction Technology

  • Associate of Applied Science Degree
  • Certificate

Building Construction Technology: Construction Management

  • Associate of Applied Science Degree

Building Construction Technology: Design/Build Remodeling

  • Associate of Applied Science Degree

See the catalog for information regarding program requirements and courses by term.

What's Next?

  1. Apply for admission to PCC. (The Admission to Registration map is a helpful guide.)
  2. If you have credits from another college that you would like evaluated for transfer, mail or FAX a copy of your transcripts with a cover letter explaining what BCT courses you want to substitute/transfer. (Include your email and/or daytime phone number.)

    Building Construction Technology
    Science and Technology Division
    Attn: Kirk Garrison
    Rock Creek Campus 7/202
    Portland, OR 97280
    FAX: 503-614-7050 Attn: Kirk Garrison

    We will contact you concerning what courses we can use and what is still needed.


Course of Study

Profiles

Employment Prospects

Did You Know...

“If somebody had said to me when I started at PCC that I would be teaching here,I would have laughed. Now, that I’m here doing it, the whole path makes sense.”

Karl Lange (1999) current BCT Instructor, and Manager of Building Science, Renaissance Homes