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Education
Where the next generation of surveyors comes from — and the organizations helping them get there. This section brings together the academic programs that train surveyors and geomaticists, along with the foundations and trusts that fund scholarships, run outreach, and invest in the profession’s future.
Surveying-geomatics certificate and embedded-degree pathways plus a civil engineering master's, geared toward Georgia PLS licensure.
Bachelor's and associate degrees in land surveying and mapping, approved by the WV Board of Examiners, toward professional licensure.
Great Basin College
(GBC)
Online AS and Bachelor of Applied Science in land surveying/geomatics co-developed with Nevada's land surveyors.
Hawaii Community College
(HCC)
Geomatics and GIS certificate within the Architecture, Engineering & Construction Technologies program.
Surveying certificate teaching survey equipment, CAD, and mapping, with credits applicable toward a civil engineering technology associate degree.
Idaho State University
(ISU)
ABET-accredited 2+2 BS in surveying and geomatics engineering technology, plus surveying and land surveying certificates.
Operating Engineers Local 150 trains and places construction surveyors across its territory — Northern Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa — through its Apprenticeship and Skill Improvement Program (ASIP). Paid, union-scale field work on highway and infrastructure projects, paired with skill and safety training at the union’s training centers.
Operating Engineers Local 701 trains technical engineers (surveyors) alongside heavy-equipment operators at its Canby, Oregon training center, serving Oregon and southwest Washington. A paid apprenticeship combining survey crew field work with classroom instruction.
Associate degree and certificate in surveying technology covering GPS, photogrammetry, and field measurement for survey-technician careers.
AAS in land surveying & mapping technology preparing students for survey technician and RPLS pathways.
Michigan Technological University
(Michigan Tech)
ABET-accredited bachelor's in geospatial (surveying) engineering, training specialists in spatial measurement and data toward PLS licensure.
Technical diploma in surveying and mapping for construction, boundary, and roadway work, with training in field equipment and CAD.
The nation's first master's degree in geospatial engineering, integrating surveying, GNSS, GIS, and remote sensing with engineering.
Mt. San Antonio College
(Mt. SAC)
Certificate programs in surveying technology and surveying engineering technology for entry-level survey careers.
ABET-accredited bachelor's in surveying engineering technology using drones, laser scanning, and CAD; offered on campus and online.