Surveying Resources and Links Handbook [Part One]-Surveying Education

This is part One of a series of blog posts regarding land surveying resources and links for our LSU members-this one is all about land surveying schools and certifications. If you have a resource or link that I missed, please feel free to drop it in the comments below the post so that everyone may benefit from this resource. LAND SURVEYING SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND TRAINING http://www.cinstate.cc.oh.us Cincinnati State Technical & Community College - Engineering Technologies http://www.etsu.edu/scitech/gggs East Tennessee State University - Surveying and Mapping Science Program http://www.tech.mtu.edu/ Michigan Technology University - Surveying Program http://www-ec.njit.edu/surveying/surveying.html New Jersey Institute of Technology - Surveying Engineering and Technology Program http://www-ceg.eng.ohio-state.edu The Ohio State University - Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering & Geodetic Science http://www.oit.edu/eit/sur Oregon Institute of Technology - Surveying Program http://surveying.wb.psu.edu Penn State Wilkes-Barre - College of Engineering and Surveying Program http://www.purdue.edu/odos/srbank/sreng.htm Purdue University - School of Civil Engineering http://rangerschool.esf.edu Suny - ESF Ranger School http://www.sci.tamucc.edu/gis Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi - Dept. of Computers & Mathematics http://ses.uwyo.edu/occc/degree.html University of Wyoming - Civil and Architectural Engineering http://www.sur.ufl.edu/gsa University of Florida - Geomatica Student Association ACSM Accredited Schools and Programs http://www.acsm.net/abetlisting.html

SURVEYING EDUCATION SCHOOLS

Alfred State College ASCE Distance Learning Asheville-BuncombeTechnical College Auburn University Distance Learning Austin Community College Bates Technical College Bellingham Technical College California State Polytechnic University California State University - Fresno Central Piedmont Community College Cincinnati State Technical College College of the Canyons Columbus StateCommunity College Community College of Baltimore County East Tennessee State University Essex County College Evergreen Valley College Ferris State University FIG Surveying Education Database Flathead Valley Community College Glenville State College Louisiana State University Macomb Community College Metropolitan State College of Denver MSCD Distance Learning Michigan Technological University Michigan Tech.Distance Learning Montgomery College Murray State University New Hampshire Community Technical College New Jersey Institute of Technology New Mexico State University Nicolet Area Technical College Ohio State University Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City Old Dominion University Oregon Institute of Technology Oregon State University Palomar College Paul Smith's College Peninsula College Penn State University - Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania College of Technology Phoenix College Purdue University Red Vector Renton Technical College Sacramento City College San Antonio College Sandhills Community College San Jacinto College SantaRosa Junior College Santiago Canyon College Southern Illinois University Southern Polytechnic State University Southwest Missouri State University Stark State College Texas A&M - Corpus Christi Texas State Technical College (Waco) Thomas Edison State College Towson University Troy State University Tyler Junior College University of Alaska - Anchorage University of Arkansas - Little Rock University of Arkansas - Fayetteville University of Arkansas - Monticello University of California - Riverside University of Florida University of Houston University of Maine University of Texas at Tyler University of Wisconsin- Madison University of Wyoming Outreach Vincennes University Wake Technical Community College Westwood College of Technology EDUCATION IN LAND SURVEYING-Do We Need It? Education in Surveying: Why Go to College? In the formal surveying area, it is important to have core mathematical skills such as algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and calculus. This article appeared in the November 2004 issue of Professional Surveyor.

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ONLINE SCHOOLS FOR LAND SURVEYING CERTIFICATION Auburn University * 2007 National Readjustment of the North American Datum 1983 New Icon * ALTA/ACSM Land Title Survey (V06E hrs changed 04-01-07) * Colonial Land System and the Building of America * Construction Surveying * Geodesy for Engineers and Surveyors * History of Surveying Instruments: Impact and Accuracy * History of the Government Land Office New Icon * Improving Surveying Field Procedures using the Total Station * Improving Surveying Field Procedures using the Total Station * Land Surveying Ethics - Mississippi * Professional Ethics for the Kentucky Land Surveyor * Professional Ethics for the Land Surveyor * Rectangular Land System: Subdivision of Public Lands * Role of Engineers and Surveyors in Geographic Information Systems * Soils for Pavements * Standards of Practice for Surveying in Alabama * State Plane Coordinates * Surveying with GPS (V05D hrs changed 05-01-07) * Understanding Boundary Law - Case Law and Principles of Surveying Law * Vertical Datums and Leveling COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WITH LAND SURVEYING COURSES

http://www.cinstate.cc.oh.us
Cincinnati State Technical & Community College - Engineering Technologies

http://www.etsu.edu/scitech/gggs
East Tennessee State University - Surveying and Mapping Science Program

http://www.tech.mtu.edu/
Michigan Technology University - Surveying Program

http://www-ec.njit.edu/surveying/surveying.html
New Jersey Institute of Technology - Surveying Engineering and Technology Program

http://www-ceg.eng.ohio-state.edu
The Ohio State University - Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering & Geodetic Science

http://www.oit.edu/eit/sur
Oregon Institute of Technology - Surveying Program

http://surveying.wb.psu.edu
Penn State Wilkes-Barre - College of Engineering and Surveying Program

http://www.purdue.edu/odos/srbank/sreng.htm
Purdue University - School of Civil Engineering

http://rangerschool.esf.edu
Suny - ESF Ranger School

http://www.sci.tamucc.edu/gis
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi - Dept. of Computers & Mathematics

http://ses.uwyo.edu/occc/degree.html
University of Wyoming - Civil and Architectural Engineering

http://www.sur.ufl.edu/gsa
University of Florida - Geomatica Student Association

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