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John Brown University
2000 W. University St., Siloam Springs, AR 72761479-524-9500
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Major in Construction Management
Manage construction projects • Get job site experience • Graduate ready for the construction profession
Graduate ready to lead construction projects.
In the construction management major, you'll get practical, hands-on experience to prepare you for your career in managing complex building projects. You'll start on construction sites your freshman year and lead projects by your senior year.
Start your applicationLand a great job
The construction management major boasts a 100% job placement rate with new graduates. Global companies consistently come to JBU to recruit our CM students for internships and jobs.
Get experience
Through JBU's Eagle Construction, you'll work on real-world projects starting as a freshman. Students learn how to work with contractors, managers and other workers and then as a senior are assigned to manage a construction project.
Develop proficiency with construction software
Learn the software construction professionals use to design, schedule, estimate and manage projects.
What to expect as a construction management student at JBU
Lead and manage an entire project
As part of your capstone course, you'll oversee a project from start to finish by planning, estimating, procuring materials, executing projects, supervising underclassmen students and coordinating subcontractors for the job.
Work with experienced and accessible professors
The full-time and adjunct faculty at JBU CM have extensive experience in the construction field and provide students with a clear perspective on the professional or service world they are preparing for.
Access Fantastic Facilities
JBU’s Balzer Technology Center, built in 2011, houses CM classrooms, a computer lab, technical labs (concrete, soils, and safety) and shop areas (high bay) for year round building projects with equipment, tools, and technology for hands-on application of classroom concepts.
Start a lucrative career
JBU CM students are recruited for internships and after college employment by numerous industry-leading companies like Turner, Nabholz, Crossland, Flintco, Caddell, and Rausch Coleman, all of whom appreciate the value of the JBU construction management graduate. Graduating seniors have a high placement rate, with some receiving multiple offers.
Compete to Win
Our CM students compete against other schools in regional and national competitions to demonstrate their skills. Students develop a project proposal for a major project at the TEXO/ASC Student Competition or tackle tough ethical issues at the AIC Ethics Competition. JBU teams place every year.
Prepare for a profession
The CM program integrates engineering and design concepts, project management and business skills, the latest computer applications, hands-on experience, and communication skills to develop individuals prepared to become the problem-solving leaders sought after in the construction profession.
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John Brown University
2000 W. University St., Siloam Springs, AR 72761
479-524-9500 jbuinfo@jbu.edu
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John Brown University is a leading private Christian university, training students to honor God and serve others since 1919. Arkansas’ top-ranked university (The Wall Street Journal) and top-ranked regional university (U.S. News), JBU enrolls more than 2,200 students from 37 states and 42 countries in its traditional undergraduate, graduate, online and concurrent education programs. JBU offers more than 50 undergraduate majors, with top programs including nursing, psychology, construction management, graphic design, family and human services, and engineering. Eighteen graduate degrees are available in business, counseling, cybersecurity, and education.
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