Program information
If you enjoy working with your hands and using creative ingenuity, a career in the construction trades might be perfectly suited for you. Our Carpentry and Masonry Certificate program provides the knowledge and skills you need to work as a carpenter or mason in both commercial and residential construction.
Learn to read blueprints and organize formal estimates for residential structures. Get hands-on carpentry experience building foundations, floors, walls, stairs, residential roofs, and structure interiors and exteriors, including windows and skylights, interior and exterior doors, frames and walls, thermal barriers, and sound insulation. Masonry courses cover concrete construction, mortar and block construction, and brick masonry.
Located in Downtown Utica at the Construction and Trades Center, 335 Catherine St., the two-semester program combines lectures with labs and on-site sessions to provide practical applications of the trades. In addition to learning about various construction materials, tools, and techniques, you will learn how to work efficiently and safely on construction sites, and graduate prepared to communicate within the construction industry and work effectively as part of a work crew.
Program graduates can find employment as carpenters or masons, and some graduates start their own businesses.
See a semester-by-semester certificate plan.
Career opportunities
- Carpenter
- Mason
- Mason tender
- Construction inspector
- Entrepreneur
Contact us
Scott Jackson, Program Coordinator
Email: sjackson@mvcc.edu