Today’s surveying technician must have skills in many areas, including mathematics, law, history, methods of measurement, graphics, global positioning and site planning.

A surveying technician assists professional surveyors in performing subdivision design, property and topographic surveys, establishing control for aerial surveying, preparing legal descriptions and controlling construction projects.

In the classroom, laboratory and field, we introduce students to the fundamentals of surveying, equipment usage, graphics (both manual and computerized), subdivision planning, control surveys, global positioning principles, subdivision design and legal principles of boundary location.

The graduate will have theoretical background and strong practical applications experience.

Upon completion of the surveying major, graduates are qualified to work in the following areas: establishing land boundaries, researching deeds, drafting, land development, global positioning surveying, construction layout and control, collection of data for charts and maps, and preparation of legal descriptions.

The civil engineering technology program is accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology TAC of ABET).

A graduate of this program will earn an associate of applied science degree in civil engineering technology.