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California
Mission StatementWe protect the public’s safety and property by promoting standards for competence and integrity through licensing and regulating the Board’s professions. Vision StatementA safe and resilient California with confidence in the integrity and work of the Board’s licensed professionals.
The California Land Surveyors Association has represented licensed land surveyors and the broader surveying community in California since 1966, when it was founded by 29 charter members. CLSA advocates for the profession, promotes education, and works to raise public awareness of the value of surveying. The association is organized into regional chapters across the state…
ABET-accredited BS in geomatics engineering covering land surveying, geodesy, GNSS, photogrammetry, and mapping.
College of the Canyons
(COC)
Land surveying AS degree and certificate of achievement preparing students for survey technician and LSIT pathways.
Two-year Associate in Applied Science in surveying technology with field and office survey coursework.
East Los Angeles College
(ELAC)
AS in geo-spatial engineering and technologies plus land surveying technician skills certificates.
Evergreen Valley College
(EVC)
Surveying and geomatics degree and certificate offering vocational training for careers in land surveying.
Mt. San Antonio College
(Mt. SAC)
Certificate programs in surveying technology and surveying engineering technology for entry-level survey careers.
The surveyor apprenticeship of Operating Engineers Local 3 (OE3), covering its Northern California jurisdiction — a four-year, paid earn-while-you-learn program that advances apprentices through eight steps to Party Chief. Apprentices join survey crews while attending related classroom instruction. OE3’s broader territory also reaches Nevada, Utah, and Hawaii.
Land surveying certificates within Reedley's STEM pathway, training survey technicians for the Central Valley.
Certificate combining land surveying, GPS, mapping and CADD for civil design and surveying careers.
Sacramento City College
(SCC)
AS and certificate in surveying/geomatics covering survey theory and field and office practice.
Santa Rosa Junior College
(SRJC)
Year-to-career surveying technology AS degree and certificate of achievement with stackable credentials.
Santiago Canyon College
(SCC)
Survey/mapping sciences AS and certificate, plus a new baccalaureate degree for the next generation of surveyors.
Southern California Surveyors Joint Apprenticeship Committee
(SC Survey JAC)
A labor-management surveying apprenticeship run jointly by IUOE Local 12 and the California-Nevada Civil Engineers and Land Surveyors Association, serving Southern California. Two paid, no-tuition tracks — a 6,000-hour Chainman program and an advanced Chief of Party program — with medical, pension, and GI Bill-approved training for veterans. Apprentices work on survey crews while completing…