Construction Management

Degrees & Certificates

Overview

With its positive job outlook and strong salary potential, a career in construction management gives you unlimited opportunities in this vital industry.

Our Construction Management Program builds upon your understanding of materials, products and processes to enable you to oversee development and completion of all types of construction projects and related industry management activities.

You'll learn best practices, industry standards and the practical skills to be successful in further education programs and in your construction career.

Studying Construction Management at Waubonsee

The knowledge you’ll gain from Waubonsee’s broad range of program coursework can be transferred to construction projects around the world. In our project management course, you'll work in the same scheduling software used by many construction firms. In every course, you'll be led by experienced instructors who have decades of industry knowledge and hands-on experience, equally proficient at working on building projects in the field themselves and training students how to get the job done. Plus, you’ll network with construction professionals already working in the field.

Working in Construction Management

Waubonsee's Construction Management Program is suited for recent high school graduates and others looking to enter the field, as well as those currently employed in construction who want to expand their skills for professional advancement. The coursework prepares graduates to work as a project manager, site superintendent, construction manager, estimator, project coordinator or a contract administrator — or pursue an advanced degree.