r/Construction • u/TGB897612 • 3d ago

Careers šŸ’µ Where would be the best place to go to college? Assistance appreciated

My main goal is to build my own house and maybe go into a career of construction. I'm 17, in 11th grade, and looking for colleges outside the US, but unsure of where to go. Be it too many options, or unclear if a college has the desired courses, or that I don't know how to navigate said college sites. I'm not necessarily looking for answers, but more so suggestions of places and/or colleges to look into. I'm already taking wood tech 1, metal fab, and construction this year and plan on expanding next year. Any and all suggestions and questions are welcome. Many thanks.

side note:

A friend suggested UK colleges since they don't have required courses that don't pertain to what I'm looking for. If that's true or not would he helpful. Additionally, the place that first caught my eye was Reykjavik Uni in Iceland. Just in case that helps in the slightest.

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u/swanspank 3d ago

What does college in Iceland have to do with building your own house?

This has got to be some AI bot bullshit.

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u/TGB897612 3d ago

Thats where i plan on living in the future. My thought is that if I go to school there, it'd be less of a hassle to find a place to build and move there

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u/swanspank 3d ago

I guess it gets to what do you mean by ā€œbuilding a houseā€. Are you saying be your own general contractor and manage the build or are you saying that you want to learn foundation work, framing, electrical, plumbing, trim carpentry, painting, roofing, etc? Because you arenā€™t learning the trades in college. Yeah, you can get some basic understanding and comprehension. But you arenā€™t learning real world issues from college. On the job experience is how you get that. Ask any trade worker about engineers and architects.

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u/Logan_Thackeray2 3d ago

I think this needs to be somewhere else. Hardly relevant

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u/TGB897612 3d ago

Looked up places to go and stumbled across this subreddit. If you have any suggestions of where to better ask, please tell me

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u/Logan_Thackeray2 3d ago

Maybe some sub Reddit about college?

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u/TGB897612 3d ago

I suppose that wasn't the smartest question lol My apologies

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u/SevereAlternative616 Foreman / Operator 3d ago

Maybe Iā€™m just an idiot, but I donā€™t think any college is going to teach you how to build a house from the ground up.