CIP 46.0415 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Building Construction Technology/Technician.

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to residential and commercial building construction and remodeling. Includes instruction in construction equipment and safety; site preparation and layout; construction estimating; blueprint reading; building codes; framing; masonry; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning; electrical and mechanical systems; interior and exterior finishing; and plumbing.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Building Construction Technology/Technician award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 46.0415. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year ending	Award level	Reporting institutions	Positive awards
2025	Certificate 1–2 years	61	706
2025	Associate degree	50	475
2025	Certificate 2–4 years	10	93
2025	Postbaccalaureate certificate	1	1
2025	Certificate under 12 weeks	3	28
2025	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	53	834
2024	Certificate 1–2 years	60	686
2024	Associate degree	54	419
2024	Certificate 2–4 years	11	71
2024	Postbaccalaureate certificate	1	1
2024	Certificate under 12 weeks	2	6
2024	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	58	741
2023	Certificate 1–2 years	64	588
2023	Associate degree	52	437
2023	Certificate 2–4 years	9	96
2023	Postbaccalaureate certificate	1	3
2023	Certificate under 12 weeks	4	28
2023	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	53	567
2022	Certificate 1–2 years	58	604
2022	Associate degree	48	328
2022	Certificate 2–4 years	7	57
2022	Postbaccalaureate certificate	1	3
2022	Certificate under 12 weeks	3	20
2022	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	44	437
2021	Certificate 1–2 years	49	478
2021	Associate degree	45	308
2021	Certificate 2–4 years	6	45
2021	Certificate under 12 weeks	3	6
2021	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	41	337
2020	Certificate 1–2 years	49	392
2020	Associate degree	46	344
2020	Certificate 2–4 years	5	21
2020	Certificate under 12 weeks	2	32
2020	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	40	490

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

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CIP 46.0415 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 46 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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