Program Overview
Pikes Peak State College lists an Associate of Applied Science in Building and Construction Technology with an Electrical Applications emphasis. The 2026-2027 catalog gives every emphasis 15-16 shared credit hours plus 55-56 emphasis hours. Its electrical total is 70-71 credits. The program page prints 70 credits and lists the internship or capstone as 0-12 credits with a 1-credit minimum. The catalog prints Internship 1-2 or Capstone: Construction.
Carpentry and masonry on the same catalog page no longer accept new students. The electrical section does not say that. The program page also lists a 21-credit Electrical Fundamentals Certificate and a 22-credit Electrical Advanced Applications Certificate. Those are different awards. This listing is the associate degree.
The pages do not say whether classes meet on campus, at night, or online. The program page says a personalized schedule is best determined by meeting with a faculty advisor. The address printed with the program is 5675 S. Academy Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO 80906.
Curriculum Highlights
The college says the pathway covers electrical safety, theory, the National Electrical Code, bending, drawings, residential services, conductors, controls, and grounding, and that it prepares students for NCCER certification and construction work. Required courses include NCCER Core, NCCER Electrical I through IV, National Electrical Code I and II, electrical estimating, print reading, construction safety, the International Residential Code, and a 10-hour construction standards course. General education covers writing, career math, speech or organizational communication, a computer course, and three credits from psychology or conversational Spanish.
Catalog outcomes for the degree are reading construction documents, applying codes, estimating, and hands-on residential and light commercial work.
Admission Requirements
Applying is free. No essay or test is required, and there is no deadline, so you can apply anytime. These pages do not call the electrical emphasis selective. If you attended or applied in the past year, you do not reapply. Full-term starts are listed for August 17, 2026, and January 19, 2027. Meet a construction-technology advisor before enrolling. A missing prerequisite needs instructor permission.
Cost & Financial Aid
For 2026-2027, on-campus tuition per credit hour is $183.75 for the resident rate with COF, $299.75 for the resident rate without COF, and $754.25 for the nonresident rate. The same on-campus row lists a W.U.E rate of $275.60. That is tuition only. Student fees are $17.32 per credit hour, plus $17.95 to register and $10.48 for a bus pass each semester. Some courses add fees, including a $9.25 instructional program fee. Residency generally means 12 months in Colorado before the semester. These pages do not name a grant for this degree.
Career Outcomes
You finish with the college associate of applied science. The program page says the pathway prepares students for NCCER certification and construction employment. These pages do not say the degree is a Colorado electrician license or a substitute for apprenticeship or an exam. The Higher Learning Commission accredits the college. The accreditation page separates that institutional status from specialized program accreditations and does not name this electrical emphasis.