# Building Codes Inspector (BCI) courses

Coastline College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 14 courses

Source: https://catalog.cccd.edu/coastline/course-descriptions/credit-courses/bci/

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026, Spring 2027.

### BCI C100 — Introduction to International Building Code

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/coastline-college/schedule/fall-2026/bci.md)
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter

Formerly: BCT C300. The student will gain insight into building laws founded on broad-based performance principles and will become familiar with the proper use of the International Building Code. This includes administrative, occupancy, types of construction, materials, fire-resistive standards, exiting, and detailed regulating provisions of the document.

### BCI C101 — Residential/Construction Blueprint Reading

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/coastline-college/schedule/spring-2027/bci.md)
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter

Formerly: BCT C301. An introduction to residential/commercial construction, this course is designed to provide foundational knowledge and enough practice at reading blueprints to get the student started. It is a guide to understanding the drawings used in the major construction trades, including carpentry, electrical, plumbing, heating, and air conditioning. The course includes information for styles of building from small-scale residential to large-scale commercial.

### BCI C102 — California Administrative Code (Title 24)

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/coastline-college/schedule/fall-2026/bci.md)
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter

Formerly: BCT C302. Applies the California Code of Regulations (Title 24) as it pertains to various types of buildings. Special emphasis will be placed on California State energy regulations, building modifications for the disabled for accessibility, and includes an introduction to the California State Green Building codes.

### BCI C103 — Non-Structural Provisions of Building Code

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/coastline-college/schedule/spring-2027/bci.md)
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter

Formerly: BCT C303. A comprehensive course designed to give the student an understanding of the Non-Structural Provisions of the International Building Code. Important aspects of this course are regulation of building areas, heights, location on property, fire-resistance rated materials, fire suppression systems, and the means of egress of buildings.

### BCI C104 — Concrete Code

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/coastline-college/schedule/spring-2027/bci.md)
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter

Formerly: BCT C304. Students who are preparing for a career as a Building Code Inspector or concrete specialty inspection and who want to learn more about code requirements for concrete construction will find this course a major learning asset. Every aspect of construction will have some sort of concrete placement. This fundamental course will provide the student with basic knowledge to apply when moving on to advanced practices and procedures of the concrete industry.

### BCI C105 — Framing Requirements of Building Code

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/coastline-college/schedule/fall-2026/bci.md)
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter

Formerly: BCT C305. This class will concentrate on the International Building Code chapters concerning, wood and steel framing, roofing and reroofing, drywall, stucco, plaster, plastics, soil classification, and foundation investigation.

### BCI C106 — Electrical Code

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/coastline-college/schedule/fall-2026/bci.md)
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter

Formerly: BCT C306. Basic safety and the use of electricity. Includes basic wiring methods used in residential and commercial buildings in conjunction with the latest edition of the National Electrical Code. Application of the principles of inspection to the details of electrical construction.

### BCI C107 — Mechanical Code

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/coastline-college/schedule/spring-2027/bci.md)
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter

Formerly: BCT C307. Interpretation of the Uniform Mechanical Code as it pertains to heating and air conditioning installations; includes venting, heater and air conditioning selection, gas, electrical, and applicable State Green Building codes.

### BCI C108 — Plumbing Code

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/coastline-college/schedule/spring-2027/bci.md)
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter

Formerly: BCT C308. Plumbing code interpretation for inspectors and installers necessary for correct selection of material, sizing of pipe, and installation of conventional and Green Building Plumbing systems.

### BCI C111 — International Residential Code

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/coastline-college/schedule/fall-2026/bci.md)
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter

Formerly: BCT C311. Comprehensive study of International Residential Code for One and Two-Family Dwellings. Topics include all residential code requirements for building a home according to IRC, including international building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, and fire codes. Academic experiences are designed to develop skills in noncommercial construction. Field experiences are used when applicable.

### BCI C281 — Work Experience Education

- **Units:** 1
- **Hours:** 54 other hours
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

The purpose of this course is to enhance each Work Experience Education (WEE) participant's job skills by bridging the gap between educational theory and on-the-job practices through individualized performance objectives related to the student's career or occupational goal. Note: 54 hours of paid or unpaid work in Building Codes and related fields, for each one-semester credit. This course aligns with updates to California Education Code (Title V) related to work experience education, revised August 2023.

### BCI C282 — Work Experience Education

- **Units:** 2
- **Hours:** 108 other hours
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

The purpose of this course is to enhance each work experience education (WEE) participant's job skills by bridging the gap between educational theory and on-the-job practices through individualized performance objectives related to the student's career or occupational goal. Note: 54 hours of paid or unpaid work in Building Codes and related fields, for each one-semester credit. This course aligns with updates to the California Education Code (Title V) related to work experience education, revised August 2023. javascript:;

### BCI C283 — Work Experience Education

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 162 other hours
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

The purpose of this course is to enhance each work experience education (WEE) participant's job skills by bridging the gap between educational theory and on-the-job practices through individualized performance objectives related to the student's career or occupational goal. Note: 54 hours of paid or unpaid work in Building Codes and related fields, for each one-semester credit. This course aligns with updates to the California Education Code (Title V) 5) related to work experience education, revised August 2023.

### BCI C284 — Work Experience Education

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 216 other hours
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

The purpose of this course is to enhance each work experience education (WEE) participant's job skills by bridging the gap between educational theory and on-the-job practices through individualized performance objectives related to the student's career or occupational goal. Note: 54 hours of paid or unpaid work in Building Codes and related fields, for each one-semester credit. This course aligns with updates to the California Education Code (Title V) 5) related to work experience education, revised August 2023.