The first-ever class of Construction Technology students at Columbia-Greene Community College is already receiving factory product training this semester, through a partnership with Herrington’s Lumber, Millwork and Building Supplies of Hudson, N.Y.
According to Assistant Professor of Construction Technology John Lombardi, C-GCC’s Construction Technology Certificate program – which launched this fall and offers a Construction Technology Certificate that can be completed in one year – is designed to offer students hands-on experience with current, real-world tools, materials, and tactics.
As such, partnerships with businesses and organizations in the area have become a key focus of the growing program, and Herrington’s has taken the lead.
“Herrington’s is a local business that supports many of the finest construction professionals within the Hudson Valley,” said Lombardi, noting that students have received training in EPDM rubber roofing products – a durable, synthetic rubber roofing membrane used in flat-roof applications – from visiting Technical Educators Nick Meyers (pictured) of Weatherbond Roofing Systems and Matt Shaw of Hutting Building Products, a distributor for Weatherbond, through the partnership.
The company also sponsored six Construction Technology students and members of the program’s faculty at a recent Finish Carpentry Skills Clinic held at Catamount Ski Resort in Hillsdale, N.Y., and as the fall semester draws to a close, C-GCC Construction Technology students are slated to tour Herrington’s main facility as well as those of Universal Forest Products in Hudson and the Thomas Cole National Historic Site in Catskill, N.Y.
C-GCC’s new Construction Technology Certificate program has an emphasis on preservation carpentry, and was developed in response to the growing need for skilled tradespeople – particularly in New York State. Formally approved by the New York State Education Department, the program is housed in a brand-new technology building on the C-GCC campus, where students train to construct and renovate residential buildings using current and emerging building practices.
For more information, visit SUNYcgcc.edu, or call 518.828.4181, ext. 3427.
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