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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.
Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
(TAMU-CC)
ABET-accredited combined geomatics and GIS BS in geospatial science, plus a geomatics certificate.
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Career studies certificate in land surveying with geomatics coursework, building foundational skills for survey-technician work.
Bachelor's in geography and land surveying, pairing associate-level land-surveying coursework with upper-level geography for PLS licensure.
Alabama's only ABET-accredited bachelor's in surveying and geomatics sciences, covering GPS, photogrammetry, GIS, and geodesy.
Tyler Junior College
(TJC)
Surveying and geomatics AAS and certificate of proficiency, with a transfer partnership to UT Tyler's BS.
Umpqua Community College
(UCC)
Surveying and geomatics associate degree and applied surveying options for survey technician careers.
Universite Laval
(U Laval)
B.Eng in geomatics engineering; a separate BSc in geomatics sciences trains licensed Quebec land surveyors.
University of Akron
(UA)
ABET-accredited BS in surveying and mapping and an AAS in land surveying, in the Department of Civil Engineering.
Alaska's only ABET-accredited geomatics degree, with a surveying track meeting the state's education requirement for PLS licensure.
Bachelor's and associate degrees in land surveying, offered partly online through the College of Forestry, Agriculture & Natural Resources.
Associate degree plus technical and proficiency certificates in surveying, training students to run field equipment and prepare legal descriptions.
University of Calgary
(UofC)
BSc in geomatics engineering using positioning, GIS and remote sensing to solve spatial problems.
ABET-accredited bachelor's and certificate in geomatics, with tracks in surveying and mapping and geospatial analysis.
University of Maine
(UMaine)
Bachelor's, graduate certificate, and graduate degrees in surveying engineering technology, preparing students to become licensed land surveyors.