A Comparative Study of ACCE-Accredited Construction Programs’ Curricula

10 pages•Published: July 23, 2025

Md Ashiqur Rahman, Lufan Wang and Nipesh Pradhananga

Abstract

The development of well-structured curricula is at the cornerstone of quality education. In construction, there exist a variety of programs with diverse curricula. Sharing insights from these programs can encourage the adoption of best practices and help new program administrators improve their offerings to better address the evolving industry needs. In this paper, the authors conducted a comparative study of the 77 ACCE (American Council of Construction Education)-accredited construction programs in the United States. The curricula design of these programs is systematically compared based on the frequency of courses used to evaluate the 17 ACCE-defined student learning outcomes (SLOs). The findings of this study aim to identify key trends, highlight differences, and explore opportunities for improvement in construction education.

Keyphrases: acce (american council of construction education), accreditation, construction education, curricula design, student learning outcomes (slo)

In: Wesley Collins, Anthony J. Perrenoud and John Posillico (editors). Proceedings of Associated Schools of Construction 61st Annual International Conference, vol 6, pages 11-20.

Links:	https://easychair.org/publications/paper/DtxN
	https://doi.org/10.29007/8h6s

BibTeX entry

@inproceedings{ASC2025:Comparative_Study_ACCE_Accredited,
  author    = {Md Ashiqur Rahman and Lufan Wang and Nipesh Pradhananga},
  title     = {A Comparative Study of ACCE-Accredited Construction Programs’ Curricula},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of Associated Schools of Construction 61st Annual International Conference},
  editor    = {Wesley Collins and Anthony J. Perrenoud and John Posillico},
  series    = {EPiC Series in Built Environment},
  volume    = {6},
  publisher = {EasyChair},
  bibsource = {EasyChair, https://easychair.org},
  issn      = {2632-881X},
  url       = {/publications/paper/DtxN},
  doi       = {10.29007/8h6s},
  pages     = {11-20},
  year      = {2025}}

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