Education
Study to become a skilled trades person, construction manager, or engineer
Certificate & 2 Year Programs
Ohio’s technical and community colleges offer a variety of programs and all types of curriculum.
4 Year Colleges and Universities
Ohio’s colleges and universities offer many different paths for a career in construction, whether you want to pursue a degree in construction management, civil engineering, architecture, or business.
Scholarships
The construction industry and its many partners offer a multitude of scholarship opportunities. Many companies offer scholarships for their employees’ children, as do union locals and other professional groups. Another good source for scholarship information is to go directly to the colleges and universities themselves, or conduct a simple internet search.
Industry Scholarships
- Allied Construction Industries (Cincinnati): Howard Knauf Scholarship Foundation
- Architecture Education and Scholarship Opportunities
- Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) Education and Research Foundation
- Associated General Contractors of Ohio Education Foundation
- Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists
- Association of Modified Asphalt Producers
- Architecture, Construction & Engineering (ACE) Mentor Program
- American Association of Cost Engineers International
- American Society of Civil Engineers
- American Society of Professional Estimators
- Builders Exchange of Central Ohio
- Construction Employers Association (Cleveland)
- Fluid Power Education Foundation
- National Association of Women in Construction
- National Precast Concrete Association
- National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association
- Ohio Asphalt Scholarship Program
- Ohio Contractors Assocation
- Union Plus Scholarship Program
