Ready To Begin Your Construction Career?
Resources to get you started
Apprenticeship Resources
Starting an apprenticeship in Central Pennsylvania is a powerful first step toward a rewarding career in the skilled trades. Whether you’re interested in becoming an electrician, plumber, carpenter, or HVAC technician, local unions, trade associations, and community colleges offer structured programs that combine hands-on training with classroom instruction.
Apprenticeships typically allow you to earn while you learn, working alongside experienced professionals while building the technical skills and certifications needed to advance. Below are some regional resource to help you start your apprenticeship.
ABC Keystone offers diverse development opportunities with classes, apprenticeships, and hands-on training tailored to industry needs and member interests, ensuring professional growth and excellence.
Organizational Resources
There are many local organizations in our region which can help jump start your construction career by providing mentorship resources, employment opportunities and more.
The ACE Mentor Program’s mission is to enlighten, engage, and encourage high school students in the pursuit of careers in the integrated construction industry.
A Vibrant Community Dedicated To Advancing The Role Of Women In The Construction Industry
Education Resources
Several of these construction careers such as Construction Project Manager, Construction Engineer, and Construction Estimator require an associate or bachelor’s degree in Constrcution Management, Civil Engineering or Accounting.
Below are some regional colleges and universities offering degrees in these areas.
Construction Management Degrees
Construction Management (B.S.): Think Construction Management might be the career for you? Check out the courses and take a closer look at the program.
Building Construction Management (AAS): HACC now offers a fully online two-year associate degree in building construction management that prepares you for the growing demand in construction. Proudly YOURS, we are one of the only schools in the nation to offer this program fully online – and the only community college in Pennsylvania to provide the opportunity to complete the program online in two years.
Construction Management (B.S.): As the only degree in the Philadelphia region accredited by the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE), you will learn from faculty with industry experience and draw from deep Drexel industry connections and alumni network working at the top constructors in the nation.
Civil Engineering Degrees
Civil Engineering (B.S.): The Civil Engineering program at Penn State Harrisburg is designed to provide the basic undergraduate education required for private and public service in civil engineering, and/or continue formal education. E
Civil & Environmental Engineering: If you want to design bridges, protect the environment, prepare for natural disasters or ensure construction worker safety, Bucknell’s nationally ranked civil & environmental engineering degree programs will help you succeed.
Civil Engineering Major: As a civil engineering major at Messiah University, one of the top private Christian universities in the U.S., you will be prepared to design and construct infrastructure projects such as roads, buildings, airports, water treatment plants and more.
Civil Engineering (B.S.): Our bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering offers a broad-based education and a built-in two semester co-op work experience to prepare you for work in any aspect of civil or environmental engineering.
Civil Engineering Degree: Lehigh’s undergraduate major in civil engineering provides a broad base of learning and research opportunities to prepare students to become leaders in their profession.
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