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Commercial Building Engineering
L&I names the school, but not this exact program. Ask the school in writing whether it earns work hours toward the nonresidential maintenance (07) certificate.
Total cost
$15,570
For the whole program. Approved programs cost $13,623 to $59,205.
Length
18 months
Associate degree. In person, with evening or weekend classes.
How past students did
52 people finished it in the latest 3 years of data, about 17 a year.
Finished
54%
of everyone who left it
Working
81%
with a job 7 to 9 months later
Pay
$31 an hour
median, $66,000 a year
Top industries for graduates Manufacturing 30% · Real Estate 30% · Other Industries 17% · Education 13% · Accommodation and Food Services 10%
How to read these
Finished is the share of students who completed the program, out of everyone who left it. Working is the share of those who finished with a job 7 to 9 months later, not counting self-employed people. Pay is the median the state publishes for the program. All of them cover the latest 3 years of data. The state publishes results by type of program at each school. Here the type is “Building/Property Maintenance.” Results cover both of Renton’s building engineering programs.
What it counts for
- L&I names the school, but not this exact program. L&I lists Renton’s commercial building engineering without naming the award.
- If it counts, the nonresidential maintenance (07) certificate needs 4,000 hours of work as a trainee, and an approved program counts for up to half of them.
- Ask the school in writing whether this program earns work hours, and how many.
- You need an L&I training certificate the whole time you’re enrolled.
Before you pay
Ask whether it earns hours
Ask Renton Technical College in writing whether this program earns work hours toward the nonresidential maintenance (07) certificate, and how many.
Check you can get in
An Accuplacer math score (QRAS) of 200 to 219 or higher before your first classes.
The school’s words
Must take the Accuplacer test with a score of QRAS: 200-219 or higher before enrolling in AMATH 175 or CBE 101. Admission Recommendations: Able to lift 50 lbs. occasionally, climb ladders and work in confined spaces. Write, speak and understand English. Mechanically inclined with good eye/hand coordination. Willing to work shift work, weekends and holidays. To be employed in this field, the student must be able to perform moderately physically demanding tasks on a regular basis.
Get your total in writing
The state lists $15,570 for the whole program. Ask the school for your own total in writing before you sign.
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Program details
- School
- Renton Technical College
- Award
- Associate degree (AAS)
- Length
- 18 months, 9 credits
- Where
- Renton
- How it’s taught
- In person
- Evening or weekend classes
- Yes
- Approved to train veterans
- Yes
- Career Bridge number
- 1684
How the school describes it
Modern commercial buildings are wonders of engineering, combining electrical, mechanical and communications systems to create safe, comfortable environments for people. The Commercial Building Engineering program prepares students to regulate and maintain the heating, cooling, and ventilation systems of commercial buildings. Students will train on the principles and practices of refrigeration and building systems, boiler operations, and hazardous waste management. This program is a recognized School of Technology by the cities of Seattle and Tacoma.
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info@skilledladder.comThis program or an apprenticeship
This program
You pay
$15,570
in total
- 18 months
- Ask the school whether it counts
An apprenticeship
You’re paid
$14.60 – $24.75 an hour
on day one
- Paid work from day one
- Every hour counts toward your certificate
Cost: Career Bridge, the state’s training directory · Pay: L&I’s apprenticeship registry, across 34 programs
Other programs for this certificate
See all 31 programs- Facilities Maintenance EngineerBates Technical College · Tacoma
$16,868total cost
18 monthsAssociate degree
- Electrical Maintenance & AutomationSpokane Community College · Spokane
$15,712total cost
24 monthsAssociate degree
- Industrial Technology - ElectronicsWenatchee Valley College · Wenatchee
$15,758total cost
24 monthsAssociate degree
Sources
- Career Bridge, program 1684, the state’s training directory: cost, length, award, place, how it’s taught, entry rules, results, where graduates work and the school’s description
- L&I, approved electrical construction trade training schools: the approved programs, which don’t include this one by name
- L&I, electrician certificates: the 4,000 hours, the 75% supervision and the 48 hours of classes for a specialty
- L&I, electrical apprenticeship: each apprenticeship’s committee decides school credit, and must count a specialty certificate’s 4,000 hours
- L&I, electrical trainee: the training certificate
- L&I, apprenticeship registry: what the 34 registered programs pay on day one
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