
BC Pre-College Program
BC Pre-College Program
The Pre-College Building Construction Summer program consists of two-week in-person workshops hosted by the College of Design at the Georgia Institute of Technology. This program provides the opportunity to engage with world-class faculty and current students, and give high-school (rising juniors and rising seniors) students meaningful insight into what it is like to study Building Construction at Georgia Tech.
Designed for Insights
This program demonstrates that careers in the construction industry go beyond muddy construction sites. There are many career paths possible with a degree in Construction that leverage emerging technologies, project management skills, and provide employment opportunities beyond the field.
For two action-packed weeks, we offer hands-on building activities, construction site visits (in person and through immersive virtual-reality), meetings with industry leaders, and tons of practice with drones, laser scanners, 3D printing, Augmented/Virtual Reality, and robots! Learn how to use REVIT and other computer software to model a building and take home a 3D print of your own design-build project’s miniature replica as a souvenir.

Summer 2024 Instructor
Jing Wen
Jing Wen is an assistant professor in the School of Building Construction, at Georgia Tech. She received her Ph.D. in M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Construction Management, at the University of Florida.
Her research interest focuses on investigating the implications of human-technology interactions within the construction management domain. Specifically, she is interested in exploring the applications of emerging technologies to promote inclusion and diversity in construction and shape the future of construction education and work.
Experience a Pre-College Story in 3D
Summer 2023 BC Summer Program Tentative Activities
Activity | Description | Type of Activity |
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Introduction to Construction | Overview of construction and career paths | Lecture |
Masonry 101 | Main terminology about masonry walls | Lecture |
BIM and Project Delivery Methods | Overview of BIM and project delivery methods | Lecture |
4D BIM on Masonry Wall | Creation of High LOD BIM model of a masonry wall followed with scheduling, estimating, and AR QC | Lecture and Hands-on |
Meet with Professional Masons | GC- Subcontractor Coordination Experience- Learn the masonry trade-related subcontractor concerns | Hands-on |
Masonry Wall Construction | Build the masonry wall with professional masons | Hands-on |
Masonry Wall AR Comparison | Construction QC: compare built versus modeled walls | Hands-on/XR |
InfraRed Scan | InfraRed thermographic scan of the built wall | Hands-on |
Presentation 1 | Presentation of the activities and learnings of the week | Presentation |
Site Visits | Visit to two construction sites | Hands-on |
Virtual Site Visit | Visit to another construction site in VR | Hands-on/XR |
Visit to a GC Office | Exposure to the construction industry | Visit |
Industry Presentations and Mixer | Meet members of the construction industry and learn about their career paths | Interactive |
Introduction to Drones | Overview of the use of drones in construction | Lecture |
Drone Simulator Activity | Drone simulator | Hands-on/XR |
Drones Activity | Drone demonstration and fly drones | Hands-on |
Laser Scanning 101 | Laser scanning overview and training | Lecture |
Laser Scan Activity | Use a laser scan to scan Caddell Building | Hands-on |
Laser Scanning Digital Prototype | Digital demonstrator to learn laser scanning | Lecture/Hands-on |
Introduction to 3D Printing | Overview and introduction to 3D printed buildings | Lecture |
Sketchup Activity | Create your 3D printable NASA base on Mars | Hands-on |
Maker Space Tour | Visit to view additive manufacturing/3D printing lab | Visit |
Masonry Wall Toggle AR | Toggle on/off the elements of a cavity wall model using AR | Hands-on/XR |
Construction Robotics | Astro: Construction robot dog demonstration | Hands-on |
Final Presentations | Presentation Topic: My experience at the GT BC Camp | Presentation |
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