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Ready for a career in Construction Management?

For more information, contact Program Coordinator Charles “Jim” Laing at charles.laing@swic.edu or 618-235-2700, ext. 5209.

The SWIC Construction Management Technology program provides you the academic background, technical specialization and field experience you need to begin a career in construction management.

Career Training Program

Specific Training

• Construction blueprints
• Building specifications
• Green building methods
• Construction materials
• Accounting costs
• Engineering
• Technical communication

Be Career Ready in Two Years or Less

• Two-year degree in Construction Management Technology
• Construction Management Technology Certificates
  • CMT Certificate
  • Building Performance Certificate
  • Building Information Modeling (BIM) Certificate
  • Building Trades Safety

Construction Management Salary

Earn a great living as part of a construction management team with great potential for growth in the Construction Management field. Median wages for Construction Managers range from $49,500 to $106,980 dependent on education and level of experience according to the latest statistics from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Construction Managers according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/construction-managers.htm (visited April 19, 2025).

Construction Management Career Opportunities

• Construction manager
• Estimator
• Job-site superintendent
• Foreman

Degree Core CMT Courses

• CMT 100 Introduction to Construction (2 semester hours)
• CMT 102 Construction Documents (3)
• CMT 103 Construction Materials & Methods I (3)
• CMT 105 Computer Applications for Construction (3)
• CMT 106 Math for Construction (4)
• CMT 150 Internship I (3)
• CMT 152 Materials and Methods II (3)
• CMT 153 Construction Estimating (3)
• CMT 200 Virtual Construction I (4)
• CMT 205 International Building Code (3)
• CMT 206 Building Systems (3)
• CMT 244 Occupational Safety and Health I (3)
• CMT 257 Construction Planning and Scheduling (3)
• CMT 258 Contracts and Claims (3)
• CMT 265 Virtual Construction II (3)

Note: Additional coursework including General Education requirements is required for the A.A.S. Degree (0039). See 0039 A.A.S. Degree curriculum for details.