American College of the Building Arts Opens

August 22, 2005, marks the first day of classes for the new American College of the Building Arts. In 1998 the School of Building Arts opened in Charleston, South Carolina, hoping to reverse a steady decline in the availability of craftsmanship training. Since the South Carolina commission on higher education licensed the school as a college in 2004, it has changed its name and refocused on protecting the nation’s building heritage and contributing to significant structures of the future. In addition to fulfilling liberal arts general education requirements, students at the college will major in architectural metal, architectural stone, carpentry, masonry, plaster working, or timber framing to receive either an associate’s or a bachelor’s degree in applied sciences. More information about the college is online at www.buildingartscollege.us.