Building Technologies, Engineering & Construction
The college's Office of Community, Professional and Workforce Development offers Building Technologies, Engineering & Construction courses for those preparing for a new job, promotion or looking to update their skills.
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Course Offerings
Electrical Wiring Principles & Practices
Electrical Wiring: Principles and Practices is a 32-hour training course that provides the student with entry-level electrical skills.
This course provides instruction in performing basic electrical tasks, including recognizing distinguishing characteristics of electrical systems and applying design principles and calculations for electrical distribution systems.
This course also provides the necessary foundation in electricity needed by those who wish to study the field of photovoltaics.
Topics covered include:
- Electrical Systems and Materials
- Basics of Electricity
- Power generation
- Energy calculations
- Wiring types, ratings and applications
- Electrical box sizing
- Design Guidelines/Building Electrical Planning
- Circuiting: series and parallel
- Over-current protection and grounding
- Direct current, alternating current and Ohm’s Law
- Single-phase and three-phase electricity
- Transformers
- Step up and Step Down Types
- Voltage drop
- Electrical design procedures
- Sizing, installation and layout of circuits
- Sizing and installation requirements of electrical panelboards
- Electrical Drafting Conventions
This course will be a mixture of lecture and electrical lab. Electrical safety for residential wiring will be discussed before any hands-on projects will be assigned. Multi-meters will be discussed and demonstrated on how to use on live electrical circuits.
Required: Students are required to bring the following to class: straight and Phillips head screwdrivers, wire testers, pliers, needle nose pliers, wire strippers for solid wire, utility knife, leather work gloves and safety glasses.
Prerequisites: A minimum 10th grade level reading and math skills.
Textbook: Residential Wiring 4th edition by Gary Rockis. ISBN-13: 978-0-8269-1833-8
Schedule | Section | Seats Left | Cost | Register |
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Monday, Tuesdays, 3/18 - 4/9 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm Thursdays, 3/21 - 4/9 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
ZTTN-081 600 | 3 seats left | $640 |
OSHA 10 Construction Safety
This 10-hour construction safety course is intended for entry-level participants. Each student will receive an OSHA 10-hour Construction Safety wallet card upon successful completion. Training is delivered by a recognized OSHA-10 Construction Safety instructor.
Topic areas covered include the mandatory OSHA-10 Construction Safety topics, including, but not limited to:
- Introduction to OSHA
- The OSHA Focus Four Hazards
- Falls
- Electrocution
- Struck-By (e.g., falling objects, trucks, cranes),
- Caught-In or Between (e.g., trench hazards, equipment)
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Health Hazards in Construction, Excavations and Ladders
Prerequisites: None
Location: Hudson Valley Community College Main Campus
Tuition: $85
Delivery of Course:
Instructor-Led (Classroom)
10 hours, 1.0 CEUs, Non-Credit
Schedule | Section | Seats Left | Cost | Register |
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ZTTN-111 500 | 10 seats left | $85 | Call for more information |
Course Categories
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Alternative Dental Assisting Program (ADAP)
- Arts & Crafts
- Aviation and Aerial Vehicle (Drone)
- Biotech and Health Sciences
- Building Technology
- Business & Financial Planning
- Center for Creative Retirement
- Certificate Programs
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- Communication
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Get in Touch
Community, Professional and Workforce Development
Fax: (518) 629-8103
Regular Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Summer 2023 Hours (May 22 - July 28): Monday – Thursday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Friday, Closed
(excluding college holidays and vacations)