SACRAMENTO CITY COLLEGE

The curriculum provides the student with instruction in survey theory and fundamentals of office and field practice. The objective is to prepare students for the State licensing examinations conducted by The Board of Registration for Professional Engineers.

There are numerous specialties in survey employment and early counseling is suggested to help select the proper optional classes.

Career Opportunities: Students may find employment in field jobs as surveyor assistants to do specific jobs as rod, chain, level and instrument person and notekeeper. In office jobs, students may do survey computations, draw maps of property lines, topographic maps, profiles of construction sites, and compute acreage.

Employers include private survey and engineering firms and government agencies throughout the United States. Job titles are Boundary Technicians, Survey Technicians, Engineering Technicians, Engineering Aide and Survey Aide.

Admission to Program: Prerequisite for Survey Technology 62 must be met before enrollment (See "Courses Offered" section of this catalog).

Preparation: High School courses in algebra, trigonometry, physics and geography are recommended.

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