Fort Scott Community College is proud to be offering a new Construction Trades Program starting Fall Semester 2008!

Courses Offered This Fall
Introduction Craft Skills  -  held at Fort Scott High School
Concrete I  -  held at FSCC Main campus
Carpentry I  -  held at Arma High School
Welding  -  held at Girard High School

The construction industry, as a whole, is lacking trained professionals. According to the Occupational Outlook Handbook published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the employment outlook is excellent.  There is an expected job growth of 10% through the year 2016. The earning potential for a trained professional in any of specialty trades related to construction, both commercial and residential, averages $20 per hour nationally. There is a need in all specialty trades such as: carpentry, welding, masonry and plumbing.

Fort Scott Community College wants to help you succeed by beginning your construction trades career with the right education!

About the Program    

FSCC’s Construction Trades program is unique in which it is implementing a 2 + 2 + 2 program. A student can start in this program as early as junior and senior year of high school earning college credit toward their degree.  The student would then earn their Associates of Applied Science Degree at FSCC and move on for higher learning at Pittsburg State University. Students that follow the 2 + 2 + 2 program will not have to duplicate course work in any of the three phases of their education.    

At FSCC, students can expect to be educated by trained professionals that have not only taught the trades but are well known professionals in their trades.  Instructors teach in the classroom as well as in labs, hands-on learning with tools of the trade. The curriculum being taught has been developed by the National Center for Construction Education and Research.  Upon completion of many of the classes, students will earn recognized credentials for that specific trade.  These credentials will be entered into a national registry that is portable and available to contractors.

Certificate programs are being developed for those students that want to concentrate on one specific trade.

We would love to hear from you and answer any questions that you have. If you email us with your address, we can send you an information packet on our program. 

This program is being funded with a grant from the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration.
$1,994,474.00 is the total amount awarded in this grant.