Concrete Industry TechnicianCertificate of AchievementAS Degree

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Community of interest
Industrial Technologies & Agriculture
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Certificate of Achievement
Program code
45770.00CA
Department
Applied Construction
CIP code
46.0000: Construction Trades, General.
TOP code
0952.00 - Construction Crafts Technology*
The Certificate of Achievement in Concrete Industry Technician (CIT) program is a business-intensive program which develops solid management skills that can be used in any industry, but it has been developed specifically for the concrete industry. The program gives students entering the concrete work force an advantage since they gain valuable industry experience early in their careers. The program includes a series of required business courses such as finance, marketing, management and business law. The concrete-specific courses teach the fundamentals of concrete, properties and testing, concrete construction, and more. All program courses emphasize problem solving, quality assurance and customer satisfaction.
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Community of interest
ITAG Industrial Technologies & Agriculture
Award
Certificate of Achievement
Program code
45770.00CA
Department
Applied Construction
CIP code
46.0000: Construction Trades, General.
TOP code
0952.00 - Construction Crafts Technology*

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Concrete Industry Technician
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A career-aligned credential built around a specific field of study or area of emphasis. Faster to complete than a degree, and the coursework typically stacks into a related AS or AA later if you choose to continue.

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Term 1

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6 units
CNST 1
Introduction to Construction
3 units
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This course is designed to teach students a broad overview of the construction industry and the opportunities available in this field. Emphasis will be on developing an understanding of the trades, processes, terminology, practices, and documents in the construction field. The student will be introduced to time, equipment, and materials and their relationship to estimating, cost, and performance.

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CNST 5
Plans, Specifications, & Surveying
3 units
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This course will introduce students to reading construction documents and specifications used in civil, residential, commercial, industrial, and specialty construction. The correlation of plans and specifications to the contract documents will be introduced, as well as the use of the plans for material takeoff. The introduction to surveying will cover fundamental surveying methods, field practices in measuring, note taking/mapping, and staking.

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Term 2

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4 units
CNST 10
Properties and Applications of Concrete
4 units
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This course is a study of various types of concrete materials and applications. The students will learn about concrete production, transportation, forming, reinforcing, placing, consolidating, jointing, finishing, and curing. The students will be introduced to foundations, pavements, slabs on grade, structural concrete, and tilt-up/pre-cast concrete. Quality control, quantity take-off, and estimating will be included throughout as they relate to each topic.

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Term 3

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7 units
ACCT 2
Financial Accounting
4 units
course details

This is the study of accounting as an information system, examining why it is important and how it is used by investors, creditors, and others to make decisions. The course covers the accounting information system, including recording and reporting of business transactions with a focus on the accounting cycle, the application of generally accepted accounting principles, the financial statements, and statement analysis. Includes issues relating to asset, liability, and equity valuation, revenue and expense recognition, cash flow, internal controls, and ethics. (C-ID ACCT 110).

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CNST 20
Foundations and Concrete Structures
3 units
course details

This course is a comprehensive study of foundations and structures. Students will learn to analyze the practical applications of foundations/structures and the corresponding layout, excavation, form system, and material placement. Modern methods of material delivery and placement for foundations/structures and their forming system are studied and practiced.

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Term 4

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7 units
ACCT 4
Managerial Accounting
4 units
course details

This course provides students an in depth study of how managers use accounting information in decision-making, planning, directing operations and controlling. It focuses on cost terms and concepts, cost behavior, cost structure and cost-volume-profit analysis. Includes issues relating to cost systems, cost control, profit planning, and performance analysis in manufacturing and service environments. (C-ID ACCT 120).

Prerequisite: ACCT 2

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BUS 8
Introduction to Business Law
3 units
course details

Fundamental legal principles pertaining to business transactions. Introduction to the legal process. Topics include sources of law and ethics, contracts, torts, agency, criminal law, business organizations, and judicial and administrative processes. (C-ID BUS 125).

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Career Connections

2-Year Degree Paths

Entry points students may pursue after associate-level study, technical preparation, or licensure pathways.

Example roles: 4

  • First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
  • Electricians
  • Construction Laborers

4-Year Degree Paths

Roles that more often open up after transfer and a bachelor's degree.

No locally mapped occupations in the current dataset are grouped into the 4-year pathway for this program.

Graduate School Paths

Advanced roles commonly associated with graduate, professional, or post-baccalaureate study.

No locally mapped occupations in the current dataset are grouped into the graduate-school pathway for this program.

Local Job Market

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersSOC 47-10113 nearby openings

Search keyword used: construction supervisor · Search window: last 30 days, 25-mile radius · Avg listed salary: $86,680/yr

Top employers in sample

  • Butte-Glenn Community College District 1
  • WALGREENS 1
  • Walgreens 1

Where the postings are

  • Thermalito, Butte County 2
  • Oroville, Butte County 1

Sample current postings

  1. Pharmacy Operations ManagerWalgreens · Oroville, Butte County · 2 weeks ago
  2. Pharmacy Operations ManagerWALGREENS · Thermalito, Butte County · 2 weeks ago
  3. Maintenance LeadButte-Glenn Community College District · Thermalito, Butte County · 3 weeks ago

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ElectriciansSOC 47-211111 nearby openings

Search keyword used: electrician · Search window: last 60 days, 50-mile radius · Avg listed salary: $90,219/yr

Top employers in sample

  • Aymium 3
  • ADM 1
  • Adams Group 1
  • Archer Daniels Midland Company 1
  • BoxPower 1

Where the postings are

  • Arbuckle, Colusa County 4
  • Williams, Colusa County 3
  • Corning, Tehama County 1
  • Grass Valley, Nevada County 1
  • Union Hill, Nevada County 1

Sample current postings

  1. Industrial ElectricianZekelman Industries · Wheatland, Yuba County · 2 days ago
  2. Industrial ElectricianAymium · Williams, Colusa County · 4 days ago
  3. Electrician - Arbuckle, CAMsccn · Arbuckle, Colusa County · 9 days ago
  4. Underground Mine ElectricianUnderground Mining · Union Hill, Nevada County · 10 days ago
  5. Electrician - Arbuckle, CAADM · Arbuckle, Colusa County · 10 days ago

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Construction LaborersSOC 47-20611 nearby opening

Search keyword used: construction laborer · Search window: last 30 days, 25-mile radius · Avg listed salary: $35,672/yr

Top employers in sample

  • TJMaxx of CA 1

Where the postings are

  • Chico, Butte County 1

Sample current postings

  1. PT Merchandise AssociateTJMaxx of CA · Chico, Butte County · 3 weeks ago

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CarpentersSOC 47-20312 nearby openings

Search keyword used: carpenter · Search window: last 30 days, 25-mile radius

Top employers in sample

  • Feather Falls Casino 2

Where the postings are

  • Las Plumas, Butte County 1
  • Oroville, Butte County 1

Sample current postings

  1. Engineer IFeather Falls Casino · Las Plumas, Butte County · 3 days ago
  2. Engineer IFeather Falls Casino · Oroville, Butte County · 4 days ago

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Posting counts come from Adzuna's index of US job boards, covering the last up to 60 days within up to 50 miles of ZIP 95965. Coverage and salary visibility vary by employer. Empty searches expand the radius and posting window before the section gives up.

Source Notes

Course sequencing is generated from the Acadia Program Mapper cache. Career groupings use local CIP-to-SOC mappings and BLS occupation data when available. Confirm education plans with Counseling and Advising.

Live wage data was not available from the BLS helper for the mapped occupations, so some pay fields may be blank.

Last generated 2026-07-05T16:54+00:00