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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 • TechConnect

First Semester Program Curriculum 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

First Semester General Education Curriculum 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 -

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