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www.albanytech.edu Toll Free 877.261.3113 1704 S. Slappey Blvd. Albany, GA 31701 229.430.3500 241 US HWY 82 E. Cuthbert, GA 39840 229.732.5280 *Diploma Core and Online Classes Only Dougherty County Main Campus Randolph County Learning Center* Diploma Program Masonry Nature of the Work The work varies in complexity, from laying a simple masonry walkway to installing an ornate exterior on a highrise building. Workers cut or break the materials used to create walls, floors, and other structures. Once their building materials are properly sized, they are laid with or without a binding material. Workers use their own perceptions and a variety of tools to ensure that the structure meets the desired standards. After they finish laying the bricks, blocks, or stone, the workers clean the finished product with a variety of cleaning agents. Brickmasons build and repair walls, floors, partitions, fireplaces, chimneys, and other structures with brick, precast masonry panels, concrete block, and other masonry materials. Some brickmasons specialize in installing firebrick linings in industrial furnaces. Employment Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons held 160,200 jobs in 2008. The vast majority were brickmasons and blockmasons. Workers in these crafts are employed in building construction or by specialty trade contractors. About 27 percent of brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons were self-employed. Many of the self-employed are contractors who work on small jobs, such as patios, walkways, and fireplaces. Job Outlook Jobs for brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons are expected to increase by 12 percent over the 2008–18 decade, as fast as the average for all occupations, as the rising population will create a need for schools, hospitals, apartment buildings, and other structures. Also stimulating demand for workers will be the need to build more energy-efficient industrial facilities and office buildings (some of which may be made from brick) and to restore a growing number of old brick buildings. Moreover, the Federal Government has indicated a willingness to spend more on repairing schools and on making government buildings more energy efficient, which should have a positive impact on the construction industry in general. Earnings Median hourly wages of brickmasons and blockmasons in May 2008 were $21.94. The middle 50 percent earned between $16.77 and $28.46. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $13.26, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $35.63. In the two industries employing the largest numbers of brickmasons and blockmasons in May 2008—the foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors industry and the nonresidential building industry— median hourly wages were $21.71 and $23.84, respectively. Program Admissions Information High school diploma or GED required for admission. Minimum Required Age: 16 Minimum Test Scores: Diploma Compass Scores Writing 32 Reading 70 Pre-Algebra 26 Algebra N/A Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition, Brickmasons, Blockmasons, and Stonemasons, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos201.htm General Information Admissions Test ATC uses the COMPASS exam for measuring proficiency in reading, writing and math. An applicant must achieve minimum admissions scores on the exam as specified in the program state standards or acceptable scores on a statistically validated test such as the SAT or ACT. The program-specific entrance scores are a minimum requirement, and higher scores may be required. Reasonable accommodations are made during testing for those who need them. (The examiner should be notified prior to testing.) Admissions Procedures • Submit a completed application with a $22.50 non-refundable fee. If application is mailed, send check or money order payable to ATC. • Take the admissions test, if required. • Submit official high school transcript or GED scores if entering a credit program. • Submit official college or university transcript for prior transfer. • The entrance exam may be waived if the student has completed acceptable college or technical college credit, meets certain SAT, ACT, or English Language Arts (ELA) Georgia High School Graduation Test (GHSGT) scores. Refer to ATC catalog regarding applicable entrance exam waivers. • Report for orientation and registration on specified date. Financial Aid ATC offers several types of financial assistance to help qualified applicants pay for their education. Funds are available through the Federal Pell Grant, the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, Federal Work-Study and the Georgia HOPE programs. Students may also receive assistance through the Job Training Partnership Act, operated by the Georgia Department of Labor, or the Veterans Educational Assistance Program, administered by the Department of Veteran’s Affairs. Sufficient financial assistance is available to provide the opportunity for eligible students to attend college. Grant and scholarship programs operate on an award-year beginning in August and ending in July. Students must apply or re-apply each year to receive or continue to receive financial aid. Albany Technical College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Associate of Applied Science Degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033- 4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Albany Technical College. Please refer to the catalog for more information. Information is subject to change without notice. Albany Technical College and the Technical College System of Georgia is an equal opportunity employer and offers career and technical education programs for all regardless of race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, gender, religion, disability, age, political affiliation or belief, genetic information, disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam Era, spouse of military member of citizenship status (except in those special circumstances permitted or mandated by law).This non-discrimination policy encompasses the operation of all technical college-administered programs, programs financed by the federal government including any Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) Title I financed programs, educational programs and activities, including admissions, scholarships and loans, student life, and athletics. It also encompasses the recruitment and employment of personnel and contracting for goods and services. For Veterans Affairs, contact: Amy Lovelace,VA Representative, Albany Technical College, 1704 S. Slappey Blvd., Albany, GA 31701, 229.430.3505 or [email protected] Albany Technical College offers additional services to students with limited English language skills or with disabilities so that they may benefit from these programs.Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. For more information on Title VI, contact: Shirley Armstrong,Vice President for Academic Affairs, Albany Technical College, 1704 S. Slappey Blvd., Albany, GA 31701, 229.430.3511 or [email protected] Title IX of the Education Amendments prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities and also covers employment and admission to institutions that receive federal financial assistance. For more information on Title IX, contact: Kathy Skates,Vice President of Administration, Albany Technical College, 1704 S. Slappey Blvd., Albany, GA 31701, 229.430.3524 or [email protected] In accordance with Section 504, no qualified individuals with a disability in the United States shall be excluded from, denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity that either receives Federal financial assistance or is conducted by an Executive agency or the United States Postal Service. For more information on Section 504, contact: Regina Watts, Special Needs Coordinator, Albany Technical College, 1704 S. Slappey Blvd., Albany, GA 31701, 229.430.2854 or [email protected]
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www.albanytech.eduToll Free 877.261.3113
1704 S. Slappey Blvd.Albany, GA 31701229.430.3500
241 US HWY 82 E.Cuthbert, GA 39840229.732.5280
*Diploma Core and Online Classes Only
Dougherty CountyMain Campus
Randolph County Learning Center*
Diploma Program
Masonry
Nature of the WorkThe work varies in complexity, from laying a simple masonry walkway to installing an ornate exterior on a highrise building. Workers cut or break the materials used to create walls, floors, and other structures. Once their building materials are properly sized, they are laid with or without a binding material. Workers use their own perceptions and a variety of tools to ensure that the structure meets the desired standards. After they finish laying the bricks, blocks, or stone, the workers clean the finished product with a variety of cleaning agents.
Brickmasons build and repair walls, floors, partitions, fireplaces, chimneys, and other structures with brick, precast masonry panels, concrete block, and other masonry materials. Some brickmasons specialize in installing firebrick linings in industrial furnaces.
EmploymentBrickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons held 160,200 jobs in 2008. The vast majority were brickmasons and blockmasons. Workers in these crafts are employed in building construction or by specialty trade contractors.
About 27 percent of brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons were self-employed. Many of the self-employed are contractors who work on small jobs, such as patios, walkways, and fireplaces.
Job OutlookJobs for brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons are expected to increase by 12 percent over the 2008–18 decade, as fast as the average for all occupations, as the rising population will create a need for schools, hospitals, apartment buildings, and other structures. Also stimulating demand for workers will be the need to build more energy-efficient industrial facilities and office buildings (some of which may be made from brick) and to restore a growing number of old brick buildings. Moreover, the Federal Government has indicated a willingness to spend more on repairing schools and on making government buildings more energy efficient, which should have a positive impact on the construction industry in general.
EarningsMedian hourly wages of brickmasons and blockmasons in May 2008 were $21.94. The middle 50 percent earned between $16.77 and $28.46. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $13.26, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $35.63. In the two industries employing the largest numbers of brickmasons and blockmasons in May 2008—the foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors industry and the nonresidential building industry—median hourly wages were $21.71 and $23.84, respectively.
Program Admissions InformationHigh school diploma or GED required for admission.
Minimum Required Age: 16Minimum Test Scores: Diploma
Compass ScoresWriting 32Reading 70
Pre-Algebra 26Algebra N/A
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition, Brickmasons, Blockmasons, and Stonemasons, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos201.htm
General InformationAdmissions Test
ATC uses the COMPASS exam for measuring proficiency in reading, writing and math. An applicant must achieve minimum admissions scores on the exam as specified in the program state standards or acceptable scores on a statistically validated test such as the SAT or ACT. The program-specific entrance scores are a minimum requirement, and higher scores may be required. Reasonable accommodations are made during testing for those who need them. (The examiner should be notified prior to testing.)
Admissions Procedures• Submit a completed application with a $22.50 non-refundable fee.
If application is mailed, send check or money order payable to ATC.
• Take the admissions test, if required.• Submit official high school transcript or GED scores if entering a
credit program.• Submit official college or university transcript for prior transfer.• The entrance exam may be waived if the student has completed
acceptable college or technical college credit, meets certain SAT, ACT, or English Language Arts (ELA) Georgia High School Graduation Test (GHSGT) scores. Refer to ATC catalog regarding applicable entrance exam waivers.
• Report for orientation and registration on specified date.
Financial AidATC offers several types of financial assistance to help qualified applicants pay for their education. Funds are available through the Federal Pell Grant, the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, Federal Work-Study and the Georgia HOPE programs. Students may also receive assistance through the Job Training Partnership Act, operated by the Georgia Department of Labor, or the Veterans Educational Assistance Program, administered by the Department of Veteran’s Affairs. Sufficient financial assistance is available to provide the opportunity for eligible students to attend college. Grant and scholarship programs operate on an award-year beginning in August and ending in July. Students must apply or re-apply each year to receive or continue to receive financial aid.
Albany Technical College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Associate of Applied Science Degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Albany Technical College.
Please refer to the catalog for more information. Information is subject to change without notice.
Albany Technical College and the Technical College System of Georgia is an equal opportunity employer and offers career and technical education programs for all regardless of race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, gender, religion, disability, age, political affiliation or belief, genetic information, disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam Era, spouse of military member of citizenship status (except in those special circumstances permitted or mandated by law). This non-discrimination policy encompasses the operation of all technical college-administered programs, programs financed by the federal government including any Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) Title I financed programs, educational programs and activities, including admissions, scholarships and loans, student life, and athletics. It also encompasses the recruitment and employment of personnel and contracting for goods and services. For Veterans Affairs, contact: Amy Lovelace, VA Representative, Albany Technical College, 1704 S. Slappey Blvd., Albany, GA 31701, 229.430.3505 or [email protected]
Albany Technical College offers additional services to students with limited English language skills or with disabilities so that they may benefit from these programs. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. For more information on Title VI, contact: Shirley Armstrong, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Albany Technical College, 1704 S. Slappey Blvd., Albany, GA 31701, 229.430.3511 or [email protected]
Title IX of the Education Amendments prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities and also covers employment and admission to institutions that receive federal financial assistance. For more information on Title IX, contact: Kathy Skates, Vice President of Administration, Albany Technical College, 1704 S. Slappey Blvd., Albany, GA 31701, 229.430.3524 or [email protected]
In accordance with Section 504, no qualified individuals with a disability in the United States shall be excluded from, denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity that either receives Federal financial assistance or is conducted by an Executive agency or the United States Postal Service. For more information on Section 504, contact: Regina Watts, Special Needs Coordinator, Albany Technical College, 1704 S. Slappey Blvd., Albany, GA 31701, 229.430.2854 or [email protected]
Program DescriptionThe Masonry program is a sequence of courses that prepares students for careers in the masonry profession. Learning opportunities develop academic, technical, and professional knowledge and skills required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. The program emphasizes a combination of masonry theory and practical application necessary for successful employment. Program graduates receive a masonry diploma which qualifies them as a one year apprentice brick and block mason or as a one year apprentice tile setter.
DiplomaBasic Skills (8 cr.)
ENGL 1010 Fundamentals of English I 3MATH 1012 Foundations of Mathematics 3
EMPL 1000 Interpersonal Relations and Professional Development
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*All program information subject to change without notice.
Masonry Diploma (46 credits)
Occupational Courses (27 cr.)COFC 1000 Safety 2COFC 1010 Introduction to Construction 2COFC 1020 Professional Tool Use and Safety 3COFC 1030 Materials and Fasteners 2COFC 1050 Construction Print Reading Fundamentals 3MSNR 1005 Intro to Masonry and Basic Brick Laying 4MSNR 1010 Masonry Applications 1 4MSNR 1020 Masonry Application II 4COMP 1000 Introduction to Computers 3
Completion of one of the two specializations
Brick and Block Mason Specialization
DiplomaSpecialization (11 cr.)
MSNR 2105 Brick and Block 1 4MSNR 2205 Brick and Block II 4MSNR 2500 Masonry Internship/Practicum 3
Tile Setter Specialization
DiplomaSpecialization (11 cr.)
MSNR 2110 Tile Setting I 4MSNR 2210 Tile Setting II 4MSNR 2500 Masonry Internship/Practicum 3
