Highway Maintenance Management Associate of Applied Science
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Program Description
This program is designed for students wanting to complete a two-year AAS Degree in Highway Maintenance Management and enter the workforce. Students explore leadership and management skills in the highway maintenance industry. This AAS degree prepares highway maintenance employees to pursue careers among leaders in Highway Maintenance Management in federal, state, county, and municipal public works agencies and also private sector industry partner organizations. Students develop a firm grasp of highway maintenance while learning leadership and management strategies to increase employee effectiveness through developing skills in project management, planning, supervision, communication, and team building.
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What You Will Learn
Upon completion of the program you will be able to:
1. Demonstrate knowledge of highway maintenance and operations activities performed on national, state, county, municipal, and rural roadways
2. Implement and oversee programs and processes to ensure the safety of workers and the public
3. Interpret and implement traffic control plans in highway maintenance work zones and emergency work zones while providing traffic control for other entities, such as the Colorado State Patrol
4. Identify proper preventive measures and preservation treatments to maintain asphalt, concrete, and gravel roads
5. Implement asset management practices to make the most effective use of financial, equipment, material, and staffing resources to achieve highway maintenance project goals and objectives
6. Manage highway maintenance projects by effectively planning, implementing, controlling, evaluating, and leading activities
7. Implement human relations strategies, such as motivating employees, handling customer complaints, and effectively resolving workplace conflicts
8. Communicate effectively orally and in writing with managers, employees, contractors, other government agencies, the public, and other stakeholders
9. Make decisions and manage organizational resources based on principles of corporate and social responsibility
10. Develop knowledge and skills in one or more highway maintenance specialty areas: highway engineering technician; highway materials and structures; highway equipment operations and management; environmental protection; and incident management, emergency management, and weather events
First Semester
| HWY 1001 | Highway Maintenance Management | 3 |
| MAN 1028 | Human Relations in Organizations | 3 |
| MAN 2026 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| MATH | Career Mathematics (MAT 1140) or Higher | 3 |
| ENGLISH | Composition I/II (ENG 1021/22) or Technical Writing (ENG 1031) | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Second Semester
Third Semester
| MAN 2030 | Corporate Ethics & Social Resp | 3 |
| COM 2300 or PSC 1025 | Intercultural Communication (COM 2300) or American State & Local Government (PSC 1025) | 3 |
| HWY 1000 | Highway Maintenance & Operations Safety | 1 |
| HWY 1005 | Traffic Control | 2 |
| HWY 1010 | Highway Asset Management | 1 |
| HWY 1015 | Pavement Preservation | 2 |
| HWY 2055 | Highway Maintenance Leadership | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Fourth Semester
| ELECTIVE | HWY 2010 or Any Highway AAS Degree Elective* | 3 |
| ELECTIVE | HWY 2010 or Any Highway AAS Degree Elective* | 3 |
| ELECTIVE | HWY 2010 or Any Highway AAS Degree Elective* | 3 |
| ELECTIVE | HWY 2010 or Any Highway AAS Degree Elective* | 3 |
| HWY 2088 or HWY 2089 | Practicum (HWY 2088) or Capstone (HWY 2089) | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
Total Credit Hours: 60
Important Program Notes:
*Highway AAS Elective include: HWY 2010, DRV 1038, HEQ 1040, HWY 1080, HWY 1081, HWY 1082, HWY 1083, HWY 1084, HWY 2080, HWY 2081, HWY 2083, HWY 2083, HWY 2084, ACC 1001, ACC 1011, BUS 2017, BUS 2026, MAN 2025, or MAR 2016.
You will need 12 credits of electives to complete the program.
You must complete a minimum of 60 credits to complete this degree. If receiving financial aid, you should only take courses and credits as required for this degree. Check with your advisor to monitor your completion progress.