Stark State’s civil engineering technology program combines core engineering technology courses with general education classes. You’ll gain the technical edge employers want by using industry-standard software for drafting, modeling, estimating, scheduling and structural design. With hands-on labs, field exercises and real‑world problem‑solving, you’ll graduate with the confidence and skills to join engineering, architectural or construction teams – or seamlessly continue into a bachelor’s degree pathway.
Major code: 4200 Business, Engineering, and Information Technologies Division Engineering Technology Department
The catalog in force is assigned to students based on the academic year they first applied to the college, and changes only when students change their major or request the change in writing. Refer to Policy No. 3357:15-13-28.
2026-27 Catalog
Effective Summer 2026
Some courses listed within the program may require a prerequisite or co-requisite.
Pre/Co-requisites will be listed within each course hyperlink below.
Refer to Policy No. 3357:15-13-04 and 3357:15-13-05
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Technical | ||
| CET122 | Architectural Drafting I | 3 |
| or CET237 | Interpreting Construction Documents | |
| CET125 | Soil Mechanics | 3 |
| or CET222 | Concrete and Asphalt Testing | |
| CET223 | Structural Design I | 3 |
| CET225 | Sustainable Building Service Systems | 3 |
| CET226 | Estimating | 3 |
| CET227 | Surveying I | 3 |
| CET228 | Surveying II | 3 |
| or CET236 | Global Positioning Systems | |
| CET232 | Land Planning and Design | 3 |
| CET234 | Architectural CAD (Revit 3D - BIM) | 3 |
| CET235 | Construction Management, Job Cost and Safety | 3 |
| CET233 | Architectural Design | 3 |
| or CET239 | Building Code Applications | |
| Non-technical | ||
| SSC101 | Student Success Seminar | 1 |
| CET121 | Building Materials And Construction Methods | 3 |
| DET125 | Basic AutoCAD | 3 |
| ENG124 | College Composition | 3 |
| ENG221 | Technical Report Writing | 3 |
| ITD122 | Computer Applications for Professionals | 3 |
| MET124 | Statics and Strength of Materials | 4 |
| MTH135 | Precalculus 1 | 5 |
| PHY121 | College Physics I with Algebra | 4 |
| Select one (1) Arts & Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 65 | |
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A student may take MTH125 College Algebra and MTH130 Trigonometry over two semesters to satisfy this requirement.
Students completing this degree may be eligible to also receive a Civil Engineering Technology – Transportation Construction Inspection Level II Career Enhancement Certificate (4212), a Civil Engineering Technology – Construction Materials Inspection Career Enhancement Certificate (4209) and a Civil Engineering Technology – Civil/Surveying Career Enhancement Certificate (4207).
Full-time Student Advising Notes
Academic Advising
Students should make an appointment to see their advisor before registering for classes each semester. They should have prepared a completed registration form, including courses they wish to take, prior to this meeting.
Course Sequence
The semester-by-semester listing below provides the normal scheduling option for full-time associate degree students who plan to finish in two years.
| First Semester | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| SSC101 | Student Success Seminar | 1 |
| ENG124 | College Composition | 3 |
| CET121 | Building Materials And Construction Methods | 3 |
| CET122 or CET237 |
Architectural Drafting I or Interpreting Construction Documents |
3 |
| MTH135 | Precalculus 1 | 5 |
| ITD122 | Computer Applications for Professionals | 3 |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| MET124 | Statics and Strength of Materials | 4 |
| DET125 | Basic AutoCAD | 3 |
| CET227 | Surveying I | 3 |
| PHY121 | College Physics I with Algebra | 4 |
| CET235 | Construction Management, Job Cost and Safety | 3 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| CET125 or CET222 |
Soil Mechanics or Concrete and Asphalt Testing |
3 |
| CET223 | Structural Design I | 3 |
| CET225 | Sustainable Building Service Systems | 3 |
| Arts Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| CET232 | Land Planning and Design | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| CET226 | Estimating | 3 |
| CET228 or CET236 |
Surveying II or Global Positioning Systems |
3 |
| CET234 | Architectural CAD (Revit 3D - BIM) | 3 |
| CET239 or CET233 |
Building Code Applications or Architectural Design |
3 |
| ENG221 | Technical Report Writing | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 65 | |
Arts & Humanities Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENG233 | British Literature: Medieval to 1785 | 3 |
| ENG234 | British Literature: 1785 to Present | 3 |
| ENG236 | American Literature: Colonial to 1865 | 3 |
| ENG237 | American Literature: 1865 to Present | 3 |
| HIS121 | United States History I to 1877 | 3 |
| HIS122 | United States History II from 1877 | 3 |
| PHL122 | Ethics | 3 |
Program Learning Outcomes
This program is designed to prepare students to demonstrate the following learning outcomes:
- Performs scheduling and inspecting for conformance to blueprints and specifications.
- Utilize modern instruments, methods, and techniques (including CAD) to produce, comprehend, and interpret architectural and engineering construction documents and presentations.
- Determine forces and stresses in elementary structural systems.
- Mastery of electrical circuit analysis using theory, simulation, and associated laboratory equipment. Ability to recognize and apply semiconductor power electronic circuits.