Santa Barbara City College Courses

Introduction to finish carpentry, with emphasis on residential wood construction. Designed for students who have already taken CT 110 or who have some prior experience in carpentry or construction. To

• California Community Colleges System
• 72 hours
• Paid Course

Intermediate finish carpentry, with emphasis on residential wood construction. Designed for students who have taken CT 110 or have some prior experience in carpentry or construction. Topics include ca

• California Community Colleges System
• 72 hours
• Paid Course

Introduction to measuring and calculating used in residential wood construction. Topics include working with common and decimal fractions, using the standard tape measure, using a calculator for const

• California Community Colleges System
• 54 hours
• Paid Course

Overview of Green Building approach and coverage of design, planning and construction details of sustainable building, including site protection, water conservation, solar and electrical energy effici

• California Community Colleges System
• 72 hours
• Paid Course

Overview of Green Building approach to design, planning and construction details in sustainable building. Includes site protection, water conservation and management, energy efficiency, solar heating

• California Community Colleges System
• 108 hours
• Paid Course

Designing and building outdoor structures (trellises, pergolas, gazebos, sheds, gateways, decks, etc.). Topics include foundations, finished framing, roofs, hardware, joints, weatherproofing, etc.).

• California Community Colleges System
• 72 hours
• Paid Course

Overview of building performance (assessment, diagnosis, and remediation) in residential construction. Topics include: building science, diagnostic testing, visual inspection, remediation, customer re

• California Community Colleges System
• 72 hours
• Paid Course

Overview of Photovoltaic (PV) systems and installations. Topics include: solar radiation, site survey, system components and configurations, batteries, inverters, system sizing, mechanical and electri

• California Community Colleges System
• 90 hours
• Paid Course

A combination online and mandatory in-class course, divided into two eight-week sessions, law and trade, to prepare the student for taking the California State Contractors License Exam in the General

• California Community Colleges System
• 54 hours
• Paid Course

Basic function, operation, installation, and characteristics of various lighting systems.

• California Community Colleges System
• 54 hours
• Paid Course

Basic function, operation, installation, and characteristics of various types of motors (AC, DC, Dual Voltage, Repulsion, Universal, 3 Phase, Squirrel Cage, Synchronous).

• California Community Colleges System
• 54 hours
• Paid Course

Basic function, operation, installation, and characteristics of transformers.

• California Community Colleges System
• 54 hours
• Paid Course

Basic function, operation, and characteristics of grounding systems.

• California Community Colleges System
• 54 hours
• Paid Course

Basic Electrical Theory. Topics include ohms law, series/parallel circuits, voltage, magnetism, 3-phase systems, AC/DC theory, inductance and capacitance, etc.

• California Community Colleges System
• 54 hours
• Paid Course

Basic function, operation, and characteristics of specialty electrical systems. Topics include fire alarms, security alarms, voice/data/tv/video, signaling systems, lighting protection systems, fiber-

• California Community Colleges System
• 54 hours
• Paid Course