# Concrete Industry Technician (Certificate of Achievement)

Butte College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Construction

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**About the Program**

**Program Goal:** Career

**GE Pattern(s):** None

**Program Code:** 45770.00CA

The Certificate of Achievement in Concrete Industry Technician (CIT) program is a business-intensive program which develops solid management skills that can be used in any industry, but it has been developed specifically for the concrete industry. The program gives students entering the concrete work force an advantage since they gain valuable industry experience early in their careers. The program includes a series of required business courses such as finance, marketing, management and business law. The concrete-specific courses teach the fundamentals of concrete, properties and testing, concrete construction, and more. All program courses emphasize problem solving, quality assurance and customer satisfaction.

**Program Learning Outcome(s):**
Upon successful completion of the program, the student will be able to:

1.  Describe how concrete is produced.
2.  Relate various sectors of the concrete industry and career opportunities.
3.  Perform quantity take off for steel, formwork, and concrete.
4.  Perform length, mass, area, and volume unit conversions.
5.  Recognize and explain concrete and construction equipment and tools and their usage.

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Required courses:** | | 24 |
| ACCT 2 | Financial Accounting | 4 |
| ACCT 4 | Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| BUS 8 | Introduction to Business Law | 3 |
| CNST 1 | Introduction to Construction | 3 |
| CNST 5 | Plans, Specifications, & Surveying | 3 |
| CNST 10 | Properties and Applications of Concrete | 4 |
| CNST 20 | Foundations and Concrete Structures | 3 |
| **Total** | | **24** |