The Residential Construction program is a cooperative alliance program conducted jointly between OSU-Okmulgee and several of Oklahoma's career technology centers. Residential Construction courses are offered exclusively at the technology centers' campuses. Required general education and support courses are offered at OSU-Okmulgee.

The Residential Construction industry offers vast opportunities with great pay for an individual who has developed skills that are needed in the Construction Industry. The construction industry, with 7.7 million workers, represents over 5% of our nation's workforce. The value of construction put in place in 2006 totaled $1.2 trillion, 9% of our country's gross domestic product (GDP). Residential spending totaled $639 billion and nonresidential spending totaled $559 billion. Continued strong growth in the commercial and retail construction industry, coupled with an aging skilled construction workforce, means there is a severe shortage of skilled workers. Nationwide the construction industry needs 210,000 new employees each year for at least the next ten years.

The Residential Construction program teaches carpentry skills that provide students the opportunity to pursue many career choices, for example: frame carpenter, trim carpenter, concrete form carpenter, drywall installer and many others. The Residential Construction program also prepares students to understand the building process, materials, and the manpower needed to completely build a new residential project from start to finish.

For more detailed information, please contact: Construction Technologies, 918-293-4742, information@okstate.edu or OSU-Okmulgee Cooperative Alliance Coordinator, 918-293-4913.

This program is part of a cooperative alliance agreement and major courses are available at select career technology centers.