Bachelor of Science (BS) in Professional Trades Administration (online)

Earn an Online Bachelors in Professional Trades Administration, grow successful enterprises.

Offered entirely online, the BS in Professional Trades Administration degree focuses on developing business skills for individuals working the industrial trades who want to start and manage their own businesses.

This program introduces the analytics and decision-making for successful skilled professionals that either want to complete a bachelors’ degree or gain skills leading to opening their own business. Business courses such as accounting, finance, human resource, legal issues, project management, business writing, and more will provide a solid foundation for those wishing to expand on their expertise in addition to trade skill.

This degree is transfer credit friendly which will be excellent for those who have completed technical courses such as NCCER Certification, community college applied technical courses, and accredited apprenticeship programs and want to leverage that training to help earn a bachelor's degree.

The National Center for Construction Education & Research and Capitol Technology University have an agreement that the Online Bachelors of Science in Professional Trades Administration program with NCCER credential completers to have their credential evaluated for technical elective credit. The number of technical elective credit hours may not exceed 42 credits. However, students with transfer credits from 2-year or 4-year institutions may request an evaluation of those credits for an additional transfer. The credit hours transferred from NCCER credential completers contribute to the fulfillment of the total credit hours required for this degree completion at Capitol Technology University. The National Center for Construction Education & Research is located via https://www.nccer.org

For all NCCER Certifications, one (1) semester hour of credit will be awarded for a minimum of fifteen (15) hours of NCCER approved training where each hour is composed of fifty (50) minutes of actual class time, exclusive of registration, study days, and holidays, when supervision is assured and learning is documented. One (1) semester hour of credit will also be awarded for a minimum of thirty (30) hours of NCCER approved training where each hour is composed fifty (50) minutes each of supervised laboratory time, exclusive of registration, study days, and holidays, when supervision is assured and learning is documented.

A minimum of 30 credit hours must be completed from Capitol Technology University to obtain the BS in Professional Trades Administration regardless of the total amount of credit transferred in towards the degree.

A Bachelor of Science in Professional Trades Administration provides the ideal basis to move towards such careers as:

  • Manager, Automotive Mechanics - $56,4611

  • Project Manager/Carpenter - $66,1372

  • Mobile Heavy Equipment Manager - $63,3882

  • Masonry Contractor - $59,1841

  • Avionics Technician Manager - $81,1772

  • Plumber, Pipe fitter, or Steamfitter Manager - $102,4391

1. Salary based upon 2020 PayScale salary data
2. Salary based upon 2020 Glassdoor salary data

Why Capitol?

Our classes are taught by working professionals.

A field like technology and business management is constantly evolving, which makes our faculty extremely valuable since many are experts in the field.

Our motto, ‘find a way, or make one’ delivers job ready skills.

Hands on classes, combined with extracurricular clubs like; League of Legends, the robotics club, and the gaming club help you hone the skills needed to excel in the workplace.

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Whatever type of resource you need –a way to improve your math skills, a place to exercise, help with a job search or a disability – we have facilities and personnel ready to help.

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