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Facilities Management
Overview
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Degree Designation
The Facilities Management baccalaureate degree prepares graduates for careers as facility managers in large commercial buildings, hospitals, residential complexes, universities, and other institutions.
The program was designed as the upper level of associate degree programs in architectural, civil, construction, and environmental control technologies. It adds the financial, legal, project management, and additional technical courses that meet the demanding needs of the facilities management industry. This associate and baccalaureate degree format gives students an underlying expertise and a “can do” ability that is a hallmark of City Tech graduates. In addition, there are elective courses in facilities management that allow students to further develop their specialty in building engineering, construction management, or space planning.
In addition to this 2+2 program, there are two other tracks to the bachelor of technology degree in Facilities Management:
City Tech students can elect a lower-level curriculum that includes several courses from each of the articulated associate degree programs.
Students who already have an associate degree in other technical or business-related disciplines, from City Tech or other colleges, can enter the baccalaureate program after taking approximately 24 credits in one of our articulated AAS degrees. These additional courses are an integral part of the degree and an important part of future career skills. Liberal arts and science credits may be transferable, and courses from a student’s previous major can enhance their capabilities and enable them to develop their own niche in facilities management. Consult Professor Robert Polchinski, the program director, to develop a customized list of these additional required courses prior to enrolling in the program or registering for classes.
Employment from entry-level to top management can be found throughout New York with over 900,000 properties and facilities. For those wishing to relocate to other areas, employment is available worldwide and is not diminished by market forces and outsourcing trends.
Graduates can secure meaningful and financially rewarding employment after obtaining their bachelor of technology in Facilities Management. Many often go further to obtain master’s degrees in Facilities Management, Business Administration, Construction & Project Management, Energy Management, Environmental Health & Safety, Transportation Engineering, and Urban Planning at institutions such as Columbia University, NYU, Hunter College, Pratt Institute, and New York Institute of Technology.
Learning Outcomes
Graduates learn the technical, financial and managerial skills to prepare for careers as facility managers in the following specialty areas:
Building Engineering.
Construction Management.
Space Planning and Programming.
Advisement Information
Students should refer to the department page for a schedule of program advisors for general advisement.
Transfer students with prior degrees or courses from other colleges should seek advisement from the program director to avoid taking unnecessary courses.
Explore the Environmental Control Technology Department on the City Tech website.
Requirements
Bachelor's degrees and AA and AS degrees require six flexible common core courses: at least one course in each of the five flexible core areas and an additional sixth course in one of them. Students can complete no more than two courses from any one area.
Some courses that are required for the major also meet general education requirements. Choosing to take advantage of double duty can speed up progress toward graduation and increase elective credits. In DegreeWorks, a double duty course displays and fulfills both requirements, but the credits count only once; the elective area will adjust automatically. Specific options for double duty courses may be listed here or noted in the degree map below.
All baccalaureate students starting at City Tech or transferring in with 30 or fewer credits, in addition to the common and flexible core courses, will also complete the following 12 credits: one course in speech/oral communication; one interdisciplinary course; and two additional liberal arts courses or, in BTech programs, additional liberal arts credits to reach a minimum total of 42 credits in general education.
In meeting general education requirements overall, students must take at least one advanced liberal arts course or two sequential courses in a world language. An advanced course is at the 2000 level or higher and has a prerequisite in the same or a closely related discipline. Examples of courses with prerequisites in closely related disciplines are: ECON 1101 and SOC 3301; PSY 1101 and SOC 2403. Transfer students with more than 30 earned credits or a prior degree have modified college option requirements, as noted on the Transfer Credit page.
Students at New York City College of Technology must complete two courses designated writing intensive (WI) for the associate level, one from general education requirements and one from the major; and two additional courses designated WI for the baccalaureate level, one from general education and one from the major. Transfer students and those who have earned a prior degree may have part of this requirement waived. Please consult the Degree Requirements page for additional information.
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Students who already have an associate degree in other technical or business-related disciplines, from City Tech or other colleges, can enter the baccalaureate program after taking approximately 24 credits in one of our articulated AAS degrees. These additional courses are an integral part of the degree and an important part of future career skills. Liberal arts and science credits may be transferable, and courses from a student’s previous major can enhance their capabilities and enable them to develop their own niche in facilities management. Consult the department chair to develop a customized list of these additional required courses prior to enrolling in the program or registering for classes.
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Select one of four concentration areas
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Or substitute a different course for the last option in each concentration; program approval required.
Students may enter with 60 credits from a variety of associate degrees; this map is a recommended semester-by-semester plan for full-time students starting with the AAS in Environmental Control Technology.