Land Surveying Technology-Office Technician

Program Options
Credential	Title	Credit Hours Required	Notes
Associate of Applied Science	Land Surveying Technology-Office Technician	62	-
Certificate	Land Surveying Technology-Office Technician	34	-

Contact Information
Contact Title	Name	Phone	E-mail	Location
Professor	Janice Grant	586.445.7480	grantj@macomb.edu	South Campus

Program Description:

The Land Surveying Technology program offers specialty options in either Survey Office Technician or Survey Field Technician. Either specialty is designed to provide students the opportunity to develop skills, knowledge, and abilities for entry level and intermediate positions in the land surveying and construction industry. Students successfully completing this program will have the technical background to assist registered surveyors and civil engineers in completion of project tasks. The program offers both an Associate of Applied Science degree in Land Surveying Technology and Certificate option for those students already in the industry wishing to improve their skills.

Students who successfully complete the program will develop a solid foundation in surveying and will be prepared to take the Certification for Land Surveying Technicians exams (Levels l, ll, lll, lV), offered through the National Society of Professional Surveyors and Michigan Society of Professional Surveyors. These certifications (Levels l, ll, lll lV) are recognized nationally for qualified survey technicians. The curriculum reflects a strong emphasis in state of the art surveying instrument operation, computer aided design drafting, and procedures for advanced construction layout control.

Career Opportunities:

Land Surveying Technology-Office Technician-Associate of Applied Science-Career Opportunities: Job titles such as Surveying & Mapping Technician, Architectural & Civil Drafters, Appraiser & Assessors of Real Estate, Construction & Building Inspector, Surveyors, and Cartographer & Photogrammetrist are attainable upon completion of this course of study. To learn more from a career specialist, visit the Office of Career Services at either campus or explore online at www.onetonline.org.

Land Surveying Technology-Office Technician-Certificate Career Opportunities: Job titles such as Surveying & Mapping Technician, Architectural & Civil Drafters, Appraiser & Assessors of Real Estate, Construction & Building Inspector, Surveyors, and Cartographer & Photogrammetrist are attainable upon completion of this course of study. To learn more from a career specialist, visit the Office of Career Services at either campus or explore online at www.onetonline.org.

Transfer Pathways:

Students intending to transfer and complete a bachelor’s degree need to make early decisions concerning an academic major and a transfer destination. Statistics show that students who make these decisions early are more likely to persist to graduation than their undecided counterparts. Students planning to transfer credits earned at Macomb are strongly urged to see a counselor or academic advisor as early as possible in their college careers.