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CCET – Civil/Construction Engineering Technology Instructor Qualifications

CCET Requirements

  1. Hold a Master’s degree in Construction Management, Civil or Structural Engineering, Architecture or other construction related fields and have a minimum of 3 years of recent full-time experience in the civil or construction industry. Recent teaching experience at the college level or industry training experience, or a combination of teaching at the college level and industry trainer experience, may be substituted, year for year, for recent experience in the residential/light commercial construction industry.

OR

  1. Hold a bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Civil or Structural Engineering, Architecture or other construction related fields and have a minimum of 4 years of full-time experience in the civil or  construction industry. Recent teaching experience at the college level or industry training experience, or a combination of teaching at the college level and industry trainer experience, may be substituted, year for year, for recent experience in the residential/light commercial construction industry.

OR

  1. Hold an associates’ degree in a construction-related field or a certification and/or a license related to civil engineering and/or construction, and have a minimum of 5 years of full-time experience in civil engineering or the construction industry. Recent teaching experience at the college level or industry training experience, or a combination of teaching at the college level and industry trainer experience, may be substituted, year for year, for recent experience in the residential/light commercial construction industry.

OR

  1. Have a high level of demonstrable competency gained through a combination of study and/or teaching experience and/or professional performance and have a minimum of five years of relevant full-time experience.  Competency can be gained through a combination of study, teaching experience, professional performance in the civil engin

Approved January 2022. Civil/Mechanical Engineering Tech (CMET) Instructor Qualifications can be found in the Archive.