Civil Engineering Technology

Why Civil Engineering?

• 2 – 3 year Associate Degree (September-May)• Approximate total program cost $13,500• Financial aid eligible (FAFSA.gov)• Hands on, work outside, laboratories and in office with various survey,

computer and laboratory equipment• Six general education courses• Two math classes and physics

• Approximate starting salary of $40,000• 100% placement• In 2017 an estimated 150 or more job opportunities through Wisconsin

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Program CurriculumFirst Semester

Intro to Civil Engineering Technology

Survey/Mapping

Cemented Aggregates

Civil 3D/AutoCAD

Second Semester

Soil Mechanics

Public Works Construction

*Summer Internship

Third Semester

Surveying 2

Survey-Drafting

Statics/Strength of Materials

Fourth Semester

Water Technology

Highway Surveying

Construction Methods

GPS

Land Law

Total Program Credits 69

General Education CurriculumFirst Semester

Oral/Interpersonal Communication

Trigonometry with Applications

College 101

Second Semester

English Composition I

College Algebra with Applications

General Physics I

Third Semester

Intro to Diversity Studies

Intro to Psychology

Fourth Semester

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Admissions

Employment Potential

• Potential Occupations- Construction Inspector, CAD Drafter, Soils-Material Technician, Survey Technician

• Job market for graduates• Graduates are hired by Civil Engineering Firms, Land Surveying

Firms, Department of Transportation, Department of Public Works, County Highway Departments, County Surveyors, Testing Companies, Contractors and Construction Companies

Certifications and Licenses

• Certifications obtained in the program are- Certified Survey Technician Level 1, ACI Grade I concrete testing

• Licenses for becoming a Registered Land Surveyor can be obtained upon graduating from program and apprenticing with a land surveyor for 4 years and completing the licensing exams