2024-2025 Catalog and Student Handbook 
    
    Dec 10, 2024  
2024-2025 Catalog and Student Handbook

General Construction Inspector, CA


CODE: OPECONS-CT     |     TOTAL CREDITS: 30     |     FINANCIAL AID ELIGIBILITY: NOT eligible


RESTRICTED ENTRY PROGRAM
Students MUST be indentured in the Operating Engineers Apprenticeship Program before enrolling in classes. Special consideration will be given students who complete the Operating Engineers Certificate of Achievement if they are affected by the retroactive six year rule. For further information, contact the Division of Apprenticeship Studies at 702-651-4127.

DESCRIPTION
This degree prepares the students for employment as a General Construction Inspector with the Operating Engineers Union.  Along with special program courses, academic skills emphasizing math, science, and human relations are stressed to prepare students to meet the challenges common in the workplace.

COMPUTATION & HUMAN RELATIONS COMPONENTS
  • Computation: OPE 202B, OPE 204B, OPE 206B, and OPE 208B
  • Human Relations: OPE 202B, OPE 204B, OPE 206B, and OPE 208B

 

Student Learning Outcomes


  1. Comprehend and utilize all applicable Operating Engineers’ tools.
  2. Comprehend and utilize formulas used in the calculations of all phases of Operating Engineers’ work.
  3. Demonstrate the ability to troubleshoot and repair any problems that arise in Operating Engineers’ work.

General Education Requirements


TOTAL GENERAL EDUCATION CREDITS: 3


 

Major Requirements


TOTAL MAJOR REQUIREMENTS CREDITS: 27


Grades of D+, D, and D- in the major requirements (occupational) area in a Certificate of Achievement program will not count toward graduation requirements.

Any OPE journeyman course offered for credit may be substituted for any of the above OPE apprentice courses. Please contact the program coordinator for more details.