Civil Construction Engineering Technology Land Surveying - Essex County College

Civil Construction Engineering Technology Land Surveying from Essex County College is a Campus Associate Surveying Engineering degree that prepares you for a Engineering career. Why major in Land Surveying? The program prepares students for employment in the land surveying field. Surveying involves mapping features of the land as well as property boundaries, and laying out construction lines and grades. It involves the use of computerized electronic equipment for land based as well as satellite assisted measurements, and the preparation of maps by computer aided design (CAD). Jobs in the field for those seeking immediate employment range from field crew member to CAD operator, and are typically found in surveying firms, consulting engineering firms, utility companies, and in the engineering departments of governmental agencies. If I major in Land Surveying, can I transfer to an upper-division college or university? Yes. You may choose to participate in the Dual Admissions program with New Jersey Institute of Technology and have all your credits applied to the first two years of the bachelor's degree program in Surveying Engineering Technology. Or you may transfer to another college that applies most or all of your credits toward a bachelor's degree. With the bachelor's degree from NJIT, you become eligible to take the New Jersey land surveying license exam. Upon completion of this program, graduates will be able to: Make precise measurements in the field using surveying instruments such as a theodolite, level, steel tape, and total station; Demonstrate knowledge of land surveying principles including traverse, level loop, topographic survey, and construction stake out; Design a road centerline including horizontal and vertical alignments; Demonstrate understanding of engineering drawings including the concept of scale and orthographic projection; Assist in conducting a boundary survey including field measurements, calculations, and survey analysis; Design a simple storm sewer system and culvert and demonstrate knowledge of the underlying principles of hydraulics and hydrology; Demonstrate knowledge of the principles, rules and purposes of business law; and Utilize computer software applications used in the surveying field such as CAD, spreadsheets, word processing, and basic programming. View more details on Essex County College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Surveying Engineering courses.