Dunwoody Surveying & Civil Engineering Technology

Dunwoody’s Surveying & Civil Engineering Technology program prepares you for your career as a Civil Engineering Technician or Land Surveying Technician.

Hands-on, outdoor projects and experiments get you out of the classroom and into the environment you’ll be working in. And opportunities to participate in national competitions promise to build your resume and expand your networks.

Throughout the program, our expert faculty members will train you on industry-utilized equipment and software.

Upon graduation, you will have the capacity to assist surveyors in data collection, map the earth’s surface, create surveying drawings and engineering plans, and help civil engineers design and construct the infrastructure of tomorrow.

Students interested in becoming a surveying technician will be prepared to take the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) Certified Survey Technician (CST) Level 1 exam and the Autodesk Certified User (ACU) exam.

This degree directly transfers into Dunwoody’s Bachelor of Science in Construction Management.

Top 5 Reasons to Consider Becoming a Surveyor

1. You don’t want a desk job
   Land surveying is perfect for people who don’t want to be in an office all day and who enjoy getting outside. Surveying involves both fieldwork and office work, making it a great career choice for outdoor enthusiasts who want a professional-level job that isn’t labor-intensive.
2. You like working with technology
   Since surveyors are responsible for taking precise measurements of land to determine property boundaries and develop land, they have to work with some very high-tech equipment and programs, including GPS devices, 3D laser scanning technology, drones, and computer-aided drafting software.
3. You want a career that makes a difference
   From boundary work and construction projects to court cases and land mapping, surveyors and the data they collect play an important role in our world. It’s a career that impacts a wide variety of fields and industries and their work shapes everything from building projects to GPS data.
4. You are curious and you like to problem solve
   Land surveyors are often part detective, using everything from historical research to on-site data and measurements to solve a problem or answer a question for a client.
5. You want a great paying career that’s in-demand
   According to beasurveyor.com, projections from the U.S. Department of Labor show the need for land surveyors and technicians will outpace the average growth for all occupations. In addition, the average salary for a land surveyor in Minnesota is $86,490. At Dunwoody, the program placement rate for both the Land Surveying and the Surveying & Civil Engineer Technology degree programs is 100 percent with an average of 32.7 job inquires per graduate.