Carpentry Courses

The carpentry program at Tohono O’Odham Community College prepares students for careers working as carpenters for manufacturing firms, government agencies, retail establishments, and other industries. The program focuses on applying technical knowledge and skills to lay out, cut, fabricate, erect, install, and repair wooden structures and fixtures, using hand and power tools. Program courses include: technical mathematics, framing, construction materials and selection, job estimating, blueprint reading, foundations and roughing-in, finishing carpentry techniques, and codes and standards. Get more details below including other Kansas colleges that offer carpentry courses.

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Tohono O’Odham Community College

10310 Mastin, Overland Park, KS

While they are dedicated to accommodate the residents of the Tohono O’odham  Nation and founded on the objective of improving himdag (the community’s values, cultures, and way of life) by way of enhancing individuals, families, and communities through excellent-quality and holistic higher education services, Tohono O’odham Community College (TOCC) is the ideal stepping stone for anyone who wants to pursue further education with a vocational certificate, an associate degree, or a bachelor’s degree.

Serving the Tohono O’odham Nation with its three campuses—the main campus located at the Schuk Toak District and its Central and West campuses are situated in Sells, Arizona—TOCC has developed into a dynamic educational institution that provides several certificates, credentials and degrees. Accredited by the NCA, the TOCC curriculum is uniquely designed to facilitate students in fulfilling their educational goals while creating a well-trained and disciplined manpower for the community. Courses have been established to comprehensively complement programs at the University of Arizona as well as at Pima Community College.

Tohono O’odham Career Center merged with Tohono O’odham Community College in 2001. Now, construction and building trades and other vocational courses are offered under the school’s Department of Occupational Programs. TOCC basically offers developmental education (GED classes and Adult Basic Education); apprenticeships, certificates, and degrees for direct employment; and associate degrees for transfer to four-year universities.

Striving to integrate the preservation of the Tohono O’odham culture and tradition, TOCC strictly implements that all regular students and staff be well-trained and educated on the community’s culture, history, and language; finishing a course on natural resource management and agriculture; and becoming more aware and sensitive of the people and the culture across the Tohono O’odham Nation.

Students Enrolled in the Carpentry Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. Tohono O’Odham Community College has offered the following program levels for students:

• Less Than One Year Certificate
• Less Than Two-Year Award
• Associate's Degree
• Less Than Four-Year Award

Students by Academic Level (2019)

Source: IPEDS Survey 2012-2020: Data obtained from the US Dept. of Education's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Data may vary depending on school and academic year.

Career Options for Graduates

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

Description

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.

Construction Carpenters

Description

Construct, erect, install, and repair structures and fixtures of wood, plywood, and wallboard, using carpenter's hand tools and power tools.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, construction carpenters employment is expected to grow at a rate of 6.4% from 2014 to 2024

Salary & Wages

• Kansas City, MO-KS
  • Total Employment: 3
  • Average Hourly Rate: $24.09
  • Average Annual Salary: $50110

Source: Job descriptions, estimated salary and wages, and projected job growth are taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).