High school CTE pathways offer students the opportunity to explore and gain skills in indemand occupations in the Architecture and Construction cluster. The Building Construction Technology path graduated nearly 900 high school concentrators in 2021-22. The Architecture and Construction cluster houses several programs of study, including Residential and Commercial Construction, Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Systems, Structural Systems, Architectural and Engineering Design, and Interior Design with approximately 5,600 high school participants in 2022-23. While in these pathways, students can participate in pre-apprenticeships with Home Builders Institute and can earn multiple construction and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) credentials. Knox County Schools offers on-site work-based learning programs where students build cabins and participate in all aspects of construction, including supervising other students.
Architecture and Construction Apprenticeship Completers, 2022 CIP Code
Program Title
Number of Completers 2022
15.0501
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician.
18
46.0201
Carpentry/Carpenter.
56
46.0302
Electrician.
341
46.0303
Lineworker.
52
46.0402
Concrete Finishing/Concrete Finisher.
*
46.0403
Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector.
*
46.0408
Painting/Painter and Wall Coverer.
*
46.0414
Insulator.
14
46.0502
Pipefitting/Pipefitter and Sprinkler Fitter.
84
46.0503
Plumbing Technology/Plumber.
30
46.9999
Construction Trades, Other.
45
48.0509
Ironworking/Ironworker.
25
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