Concrete Technician II
About the program
In this secondary credential, you’ll go one step further and build on what you’ve learned in the Concrete Technician I Competency Credential. Master more complex skills like designing and testing admixtures. Learn and adopt building codes. Analyze and complete repairs. Practice conflict resolution techniques. And explore special applications. You can also earn industry-recognized certifications, beyond those offered as part of the Concrete Technician I Competency Credential.
Next steps...
You're on your way to becoming a tomorrow maker.
Earn Industry-Valued Credentials
1
Complete in One Semester
Learn Advanced Techniques and Skills
Careers
- Plant production manager
- Quality control specialist
- Advancement in current field
Courses
At Penn College, we believe your educational experience should go beyond specialized skills. Real-world ready means taking a broader approach that builds communication skills, inspires collaboration, and encourages exploration of arts, history, and science.
Specialization requires in-depth knowledge and high-level proficiency. Students learn and apply major-specific concepts, skills, and methods.
Facilities
Advanced Learning Labs
Get hands-on experience in specialized labs using industry-standard equipment just like you’ll see in the real world.
While you're here, you'll have an opportunity to earn certifications in:
- American Concrete Institute Field Testing
- International Concrete Repair Institute Level 1 and 2
- Insulated Concrete Forms
Facilities
Advanced Learning Labs
Meet Professor Kruppenbacher and take a walk through the Building Technologies Center at Penn College. Check out the expansive lab spaces where you'll learn how to do everything from framing, roofing, hanging drywall, and installing flooring. You'll also learn more about the concrete science technology major and see the concrete labs.
Student Experience
“My background knowledge in concrete allows me to have a different view on one of the most-used materials in the world. It challenges me to make concrete a more sustainable product by implementing different sustainable practices.”
Joseph DiBucci
Concrete Science Technology
Tour Schedule
Seeing is believing.
Think Penn College might be a good fit for you? Make plans to visit and discover what hands-on learning is all about.
Feb 21
Undergraduate Open House
Saturday, February 219 AM - 3 PM
Apr 26
Undergraduate Open House
Sunday, April 269 AM - 3 PM
Tomorrow is in the Making
The Dr. Welch Workshop
The makerspace is an open workshop for all students. Take hands-on learning to the next level. Explore your creativity. Bring your ideas to light. Collaborate with other students, faculty and staff, or work independently to test theories, explore ideas, and gain real-world skills to power your career.
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Follow your passion
Student Life
Lead and put your skills to the test
ConCreate Design Club
The ConCreate Design Club allows students to get hands on experience with concrete, testing equipment and all steps to a concrete pour.
Student Organizations at Penn College
Your college experience is about more than the classroom. Join one of 65+ clubs and organizations, or create your own.
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Student Experience
The community as their classroom
Concrete Construction Students Improve Campus
Concrete Construction students sharpened their classroom skills in a real-world setting by recently completing new and improved sidewalks along the Bush Campus Center.
More Information
- A competency credential must be completed within three years of enrollment in the credential.
- Non-traditional credit such as credit-by-exam, work/life experience, and transfer credit is limited to one third of the total credits in the credential. Two thirds of the requirements must be completed by course enrollment.
- Students must earn a grade of C or better in each course to merit the credential.
Alternative Credit refers to academic credits earned through means other than traditional college course completion, including: credit by exam, articulation, proof of competency gained in high school, work/life experience, and advanced placement.
Visit the Alternative Credit Options page for requirements and procedures and for information on credit through Advanced Placement.
Students are required to purchase their own personal tools as they progress through the program. Not all tools are required initially, and students should talk to their instructors on the first day of classes to find out which ones are required. Students who qualify for financial aid may purchase their tools through the College Store.
View the Concrete Science Technology Tool List
Tools are available for purchase through The College Store .
- Ms. Susan K Armstrong, Quality Control Manager/Treasurer, Central Builders Supply Company
- Mr. Wade Armstrong, Quality Control Director, Delaware Valley Concrete Company Inc
- Mr. Doug Cassatt, Sales Rep., Lehigh Cement
- Mr. Kenneth E Crank, Director of Concrete Promotion, Pennsylvania Aggregates & Concrete Assoc.
- Mr. Claude Goguen, Director of Outreach and Technical Education, National Precast Concrete Association
- Mr. Jason Hodlofski, Sales Manager, Hoover Hardware Do It Center
- Mr. Philip Kresge, Sr. VP, Local Paving, National Ready Mixed Concrete Assn.