Educational Opportunities

The demand for architectural technology skills goes beyond the conventional architectural firm. Attractive employment opportunities can be found with construction companies, engineering firms, and building product manufacturers. The AT program at Ferris prepares graduates for immediate employment, or for transfer to FSU bachelor degree programs in Architecture and Sustainability, Facility Management, and Construction Management or to FSU Kendall College of Art & Design in Interior Design.

Employment Opportunities

Those graduates who choose employment, typically find positions as architectural technicians and CAD technicians in architectural firms or construction engineering firms.

Average sallaries for an architectural technician (U.S. Department of Labor 2008)

• Entry-level $29,000 to $35,000
• 10 years experience $38,000 to $52,000

A sampling of architectural, engineering and construction firms that hire our Architectural Technology graduates include:

• BETA Design Group
• Centennial Contractors
• CMD Group
• Dan Vos Construction
• Design Pinnacle Inc.
• Design Plus Inc.
• DTS Architects PC
• Eckert Wordell Architects
• Fishbeck Thompson Carr & Huber Inc.
• Gensler
• Ghafari Associates
• GNB Architects & Engineers
• Hobbs & Black Associates
• Integrated Architecture
• Meijer Corporation
• Pioneer Construction
• Progressive A&E
• Rockford Construction
• Tower Pinkster Titus Associates
• URS Corporation
• Wakely Associates