Building Maintenance and Management*, Certificate

Total estimated cost (based on instate tuition, lab fees and book costs) $2,908

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960 contact hours Three Terms (one year)

Fall Term

• BCV0480 Building Maintenance Helper (360 clock hours)

Spring Term

• BCV0481 Building Maintenance Tech 1 (180 clock hours)
• BCV0482 Building Maintenance Tech 2 (180 clock hours)

Summer Term

• BCV0483 Building Maintenance Assistant Supervisor (240 contact hours)

Section 1. Essential Thinking Skills for Building Maintenance Students

The student must be able to apply proper principles and techniques to building projects. Skills include being able to:

• Read textbooks, handouts, and safety procedures.
• Read blueprints and building plans.
• Interpret symbols, legends, and other information on building drawings.
• Extract information from a set of building drawings.
• Do mathematical calculations.
• Take accurate measurements and do conversions.
• Estimate the amount of materials and labor needed for a project.
• Visualize two and three-dimensional objects.
• Read and interpret Building codes.

Section 2. Essential Sensory & Observation Skills for Building Maintenance Students

The student must be able to assess the quality of building maintenance work. Skills include being able to:

• Determine readings on devices such as tape measures, framing and adjustable squares, and builders' levels and transits.
• Select proper tools and materials for specific purposes.
• Use sensory cues to do proper constructing, installing, and finishing work.
• Judge distance and space relationships of objects.
• Detect changes in tone or sound of power equipment and warning tones such as an equipment back-up warning alarm. 

Section 3. Essential Motor Skills for Building Maintenance Students

The student must possess sufficient physical strength, stamina, flexibility, and dexterity to do maintenance work. Skills include being able to:

• Operate necessary tools and equipment properly with good manual dexterity.
• Do physical labor for prolonged periods.
• Work at varying heights and climb ladders, scaffolding, etc.
• Lift and transport equipment and materials as necessary.

Section 4. Essential Communication Skills for Building Maintenance Students

The student must be able to communicate effectively and to gather and convey information. Skills include being able to:

• Obtain necessary information from oral and written sources.
• Communicate orally with a person 20 feet away.
• Express information coherently.
• Document work accurately.

Section 5. Essential Behavioral Skills for Building Maintenance Students

The student must be able to behave appropriately and safely in a shared learning environment. Skills include being able to:

• Work independently with periodic supervision.
• Work cooperatively with partners and groups.
• Follow through with individual and shared responsibilities.
• Manage the use of time and organize work in order to complete multiple tasks and responsibilities within realistic constraints.
• Be flexible and creative and adapt to professional and technical change.
• Recognize potentially hazardous materials, equipment, and situations and work safely in order to minimize risk of injury to self and nearby individuals.
• Exercise good judgment.
• Adhere to all course policies and procedures as outlined in the course syllabus.
• Adhere to all college policies and procedures as outlined in the student handbook.

Section 6. Essential Environmental Skills for Building Maintenance Students

The student must be able to function safely in a shop environment. Skills include being able to work for prolonged periods amidst:

• Extreme noise.
• Sharp tools and materials.
• Electrical equipment.
• Chemicals and toxins.
• Dust, heat, and fumes.
• Machinery with moving parts.
• Moving objects and vehicles.
• Slippery or uneven surfaces.

Disclosure

The Cost of Attendance (COA) is not the bill that you will receive from Santa Fe College. It is an estimate of what it costs the typical student to attend Santa Fe College for one academic year including tuition, books, course materials, living expenses, transportation, and miscellaneous personal expenses.

Tuition and fees in the cost of attendance below are calculated for credit hour programs, assuming enrollment in 12 credit hours in the Fall and Spring semesters. Actual tuition and fees may vary by program. For a better understanding of your chosen program’s tuition and fees, see program costs above.

Undergraduate Lower Division Courses (A.A./A.S. Degree Courses)

	Off-Campus*	Off-Campus w/ Parent**
Tuition and Fees In-State: $106.77 per credit Out-Of-State: $382.90 per credit	In-State: $2,563 Out-Of-State: $9,190	In-State: $2,563 Out-Of-State: $9,190
Books, Course Materials, Supplies, and Equipment	$783	$783
Living Expenses (Food & Housing)	$10,367	$3,654
Miscellaneous Personal Expenses	$2,394	$2,394
Transportation	$1,197	$3,942
Total	In-State: $17,304 Out-Of-State: $23,931	In-State: $13,336 Out-Of-State: $19,963

Undergraduate Upper Division Courses (Bachelor's Degree Courses)

	Off-Campus*	Off-Campus w/ Parent**
Tuition and Fees In-State: $126.33 per credit Out-Of-State: $428.83 per credit	In-State: $3,032 Out-Of-State: $10,292	In-State: $3,032 Out-Of-State: $10,292
Books, Course Materials, Supplies, and Equipment	$783	$783
Living Expenses (Food & Housing)	$10,367	$3,654
Miscellaneous Personal Expenses	$2,394	$2,394
Transportation	$1,197	$3,942
Total	In-State: $17,773 Out-Of-State: $25,033	In-State: $13,805 Out-Of-State: $21,065

*Off-Campus: you intend to live off-campus but not with your parent(s).

**Off-Campus with Parent: you intend to live with your parent(s) or other relatives.

Note: All costs and rates are subject to change for the upcoming year.

For more detailed information, visit SF's Cost of Attendance page.