Historic Preservation Certificate-140 Hrs

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When

Tuesday, September 10, 2024 - Thursday, May 1, 2025    
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Where

Center for the Digital Arts at Westchester Community College
27 North Division Street
Peekskill, 10566
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Expanded Historic Preservation Certificate-140 Hrs. 

The certificate program serves students and professionals interested in establishing credentials in the area of Historic Preservation in a multitude of job sectors: building trades such as woodworking and stone masonry as well as areas such as historic site management, artifact conservation and more. There is no other certificate program in Historic Preservation offered at a community college in New York State. A total of 140 hours, (field work will be variable), half classwork and half in directed historic preservation fieldwork. One elective is required during the one-year program to fulfill the certificate. Lectures may be taken independently. 

Program tuition $2,215 or take courses individually except for fieldwork classes which are required for the certificate! 

All interested students should contact the Program Coordinator, Alan Strauber, at Alan.Strauber@sunywcc.edu  

To register, call 914-606-7300 or email carmen.marrinan@sunywcc.edu 

For program details visit, www.sunywcc.edu/historic-preservation 

FALL Class List 

REMOTE Introduction to Historic Preservation 

REMOTE American Architectural History 

 

SPRING Class List 

OFFSITE Historic Preservation Field Work I  

OFFSITE Historic Preservation Field Work II  

 

ELECTIVES 

Historical Archaeology 

At SUNY Westchester Peekskill and offsite 

The course is an introduction to historical archaeology which encompasses artifact identification, laboratory processing and field techniques. Students will conduct onsite field work including digging for artifacts as well as artifact identification at the Voris-Gedney Archaeological Site adjacent to the Bird Homestead and Rye Meeting House at 624 Milton Road, Rye, NY 10580, and lab work in the classroom. Documentation of historic sites will also be explored. Instructor-Sara Mascia. This class is in person.
CE-HIST 2168PE, Thurs., Jan. 30-May 1, (skip 2/6, 2/20, 3/6 & 3/20), 6:30-8:30 pm 

Offsite Field Work:
Sat., Mar. 29-April 26 (skip 4/19, rain date 5/3), 8:00 am-12:00 noon. 

Independent option, $443. 

Historic Preservation Woodworking & Building Techniques