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>> I kid with my students a lot,
because my degree was in animal science.

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And, I kid that animal science works
very well in the construction industry.

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But, really, if you can do schedule and budget,

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then you have the opportunity
to be a construction manager.

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And, we all do that with our
checkbook on a daily basis.

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The only thing that changes in construction
is, instead of dealing with hundreds,

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we're dealing with hundreds of
thousands or millions of dollars.

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This industry, right now, you know,
it's not just about building things.

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Our students have the ability to be project
managers in every facet of the industry.

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>> I'm learning how to do estimating,
plan reading, construction scheduling,

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negotiating -- all sorts of things.

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I chose this career path and this program
because it's something that I like to do.

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It involves a little bit of
in-office, a little in the field,

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and I didn't want to be stuck
on one side or the other.

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>> The jobs that we're hoping that our students
will be able to excel at are management jobs.

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Being able to interface with architects,
contractors -- working for general contractors,

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as project managers, or even
just working for subcontractors.

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>> Just by coming to the classes or being
enrolled, it's a possibility that you might walk

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out with a job before you're
even done with your degree.

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>> I really believe that community
college offers the opportunity

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for a close-knit community.

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And, the relationships that you can
build at a community college, I feel,

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are not the same as you would at a university.

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I work with a lot of students
on a personal basis.

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And, I really feel that it
just becomes a big family.

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