In this program you will learn about public land survey systems, surveying and astronomy, state plane coordinates and advanced math calculations. Upon graduation, you will have the skills necessary for a financially rewarding career in an industry destined for the same accelerated growth anticipated for construction through the year 2000. Our full-time placement staff works with you and leading corporations to help find the best place to begin your new career. The Associate Degree provides the student with skills necessary to enter the surveying and mapping profession with accumulated knowledge in both plane and advanced surveying. Much of the student's time is spent outdoors actually doing the field surveying, construction layouts, and advanced survey projects that are required in the surveying profession, as well as studying the theoretical surveying techniques essential to the industry, and producing the actual technical drawings necessary to convey the results of field projects.
Students also learn important job search techniques.
These combined studies provide the means for rapid career advancement. The Surveying Department has two lecture classrooms, and a drafting laboratory which contains ample individual student work stations equipped with a drafting table, stool, and parallel bar. The department also has access to the Computer Aided Drafting laboratory. Students check out surveying equipment, including theodolites and electronic distance measuring devices as well as the basic surveying equipment necessary to conduct field projects. Student issue includes a hand-held programmable computer for use in field survey calculations.