Civil Engineering Technology - Bellingham Technical College

Civil Engineering Technology from Bellingham Technical College is a Campus Associate Civil Engineering degree that prepares you for a Engineering career. The Civil Engineering Technology program prepares students for opportunities in diverse professions including Civil Drafting/Drawing, Junior Construction Management, Desktop Mapping (Geographic Information, Systems - GIS), Construction Materials Testing, Construction Inspection, and Surveying. These jobs can be found at the Department of Transportation, County Public Works, City Public Works, various private civil engineering and surveying firms, and heavy civil construction firms. Skills are learned in the classroom, the Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) lab and field measurement with surveying instruments and the internship. The coursework utilizes hands-on projects to simulate the work environment. All students are expected to develop and demonstrate positive work ethics, technical skills, interpersonal and communication skills as required by the industry. The AAS degree in Civil Engineering Technology prepares the student in the theory and application of civil engineering principles in civil drawing, civil design, construction engineering , geographic information systems (GIS) production, and field engineering. In addition, the program includes Survey and Mapping Technology coursework to prepare the Civil Engineering Technology graduate for a profession that integrates with the surveying profession. Graduates will demonstrate competency in Land Desktop, basic CAD, ArcView (GIS), preparing roadway and utilities plans and profile drawings for a Long Plat, plan and profile layout of civil improvements, and an accurate map integrating field gathered GPS data into Arcview. View more details on Bellingham Technical College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Civil Engineering courses.