Build Your Future
Explore Careers. Connect with Employers. Take Your Next Steps.
Your future in construction starts with a connection. Through the Building Futures Partnership, the University of Arizona | Arizona Online, Pima Community College, and industry leaders are bringing high school juniors and seniors together to explore educational pathways, meet employers, and learn how to begin a career in construction and the skilled trades.
Save the Date
Wednesday - Thursday, March 3rd & 4th, 2027
Pima Community College Downtown Campus
What is Build Your Future?
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Build Your Future builds on Southern Arizona Construction Career Days (SACCD), helping 11th- and 12th-grade students interested in construction, skilled trades, engineering, technology, and design explore their next steps.
At Pima Community College’s Downtown Campus, students will tour the Building Construction area of the Advanced Manufacturing Center, connect with employers, hear industry speakers, and explore pathways into training, apprenticeships, college, and employment.
What Students Experience
Tour & Explore
Tour the Building Construction area of Pima’s Advanced Manufacturing Center and discover training connected to construction, engineering, technology, and design.
Discover Your Pathway
Explore apprenticeships, certifications, workforce training, and college programs that connect your interests to opportunities after graduation.
Connect with Employers
Meet industry professionals, ask questions, and learn about career opportunities and the skills employers seek.
Hear from Industry
Hear professionals share their career journeys and practical advice for getting started in construction and the built environment.
Who Should Attend?
High school juniors and seniors interested in construction, skilled trades, engineering, technology, architecture, and design. Ideal for CTE programs, STEM academies, and students exploring options for training, college, or employment after graduation.
Grades 11–12 | Limited to 500 students per day
For Industry Partners
Connect with high school juniors and seniors preparing for their next steps. Share opportunities in construction, skilled trades, engineering, technology, and design, and help students understand how to get started.
Meet prospective talent, highlight training and employment pathways, share your experience as an industry speaker, or support the event through sponsorship. Your involvement advances the Building Futures Partnership’s work to strengthen Southern Arizona’s future workforce.