Construction Management Technology - Southwestern Illinois College

Ready for a career in Construction Management?

For more information, contact Program Coordinator Charles “Jim” Laing at charles.laing@swic.edu or 618-235-2700, ext. 5209.

The SWIC Construction Management Technology program provides you the academic background, technical specialization and field experience you need to begin a career in construction management.

Career Training Program

Specific Training
  • Construction blueprints
  • Building specifications
  • Green building methods
  • Construction materials
  • Accounting costs
  • Engineering
  • Technical communication

Be Career Ready in Two Years or Less

  • Two-year degree in Construction Management Technology
  • Construction Management Technology Certificates
    • CMT Certificate
    • Building Performance Certificate
    • Building Information Modeling (BIM) Certificate
    • Building Trades Safety

Construction Management Salary

Earn between $35,000 and $82,000 annually as part of a construction management team.

Construction Management Career Opportunities

  • Construction manager
  • Estimator
  • Job-site superintendent
  • Foreman

Degree Core Courses

  • CMT 100 Introduction to Construction
  • CMT 102 Construction Documents
  • CMT 105 Computer Applications for Construction
  • CMT 244 Occupational Safety and Health I
  • CMT 103 Materials & Methods I
  • CMT 153 Construction Estimating
  • CMT Internship I
  • CMT 206 Building Systems (MEP)
  • CMT 152 Materials and Methods II
  • CMT 257 Construction Planning and Scheduling
  • CMT 258 Contracts and Claims
  • CMT 268 Project Administration
  • CMT 265 Advanced Computer Applications