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Building Construction & Cabinetmaking Technology — Associate’s Degree

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“The demand is outrageous. Everybody’s screaming for help. I get numerous calls every week from people who need workers. There just aren’t enough bodies out there to satisfy the need.”

~ Felix Carlone, Department Chair, Building Construction & Cabinetmaking Technology


  • Associate’s Degree in as little as 18 months, days or evenings.
  • Comprehensive training in the use of hand and stationary power tools in applications from framing to cabinetmaking.
  • Work with full-scale structure in house framing.
  • Excavation, foundations, plot plans, zoning and code considerations.
  • Procedures involving the application of siding, roofing, and trim.
  • Cost estimating and print drawing with computer applications for residential construction, with commercial applications.
  • Hands-on experience in cabinetmaking including working with woods and composites, joints and assembly.
  • Internship and cooperative education positions available.
  • Training prepares students to assume positions such as project manager, site director or foreman, after gaining appropriate field experience.
  • Wide range of job opportunities in residential and commercial construction, and the boat building industry.
  • CNC (Computerized Numerical Control) operation and programming of X,Y and Z routers.
  • Paid externship program available.

Job Titles

  • Carpenter
  • Cabinetmaker
  • Remodeler
  • Contractor
  • Manufacturing Rep
  • Insurance Adjuster
  • Project Manager
  • Estimator
  • Construction Superintendent
  • Property Maintenance Supervisor
  • Finish Carpenter
  • Kitchen Sales/Design
  • Sub-Contractor
  • Pattern Maker
  • Fabricator/Solid Surface Installer
  • Framing Contractor
  • Building Consultant
  • Building Inspector
  • Millworker
  • Model Maker
  • CNC Machine Operator
  • CNC Machine Programmer
  • Fixture Maker/Installer
  • Building Materials Sales

Career Success

Leading employers hire New England Tech Graduates…
  • Arcadia Management
  • D&D Cabinetmaking
  • D.F. Prey
  • Douglas Lumber
  • Gencon Building Corp.
  • Georgia Pacific
  • Herrick & White
  • Monarch Industries


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