Surveying & Civil Engineering Technology Kyle Brockett came to Dunwoody College hoping to add more life skills to an already full back pocket. After nine years of active duty in the U.S. Army as an airborne paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division and Military Intelligence with 3rd Special Forces Group, Brockett finished his military tour […]
In honor of Global Surveyors’ Day (March 21, 2022), which falls within National Surveyors Week, we wanted to share some of the best things about this in-demand profession. 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. […]
Why four students chose to change career paths and head back to college. Better pay. More job opportunities. The ability to work outside. A more defined career path. Those are just a few of the reasons why—despite already having bachelor’s degrees—Kyle Knutson, Chris Johnson, Stanley Silverberg, and Briana Johnson decided to go back to college. […]
Second-year students Wyatt Spencer, BJ Klenke, Doug Pouliot, Joe Irey, Brandon Davis, Jake Blue and team observer Patrick Kowal took first place in the two-year degree program category of the 2016 National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) Student Competition earlier this month. The annual event—which was held in conjunction with the 2016 Surveying & Mapping […]
After studying Greek astronomer Eratosthenes’ methods to calculate the circumference of the earth, students in the Geodetic & Controls Surveys class recreated the process using ancient–276 BC–methods and modern technology. Second-semester students Wyatt Spencer, Jake Blue, Jeremy Brunell, Joe Irey, BJ Klenke and Brandon Davis gathered background information about Eratosthenes from the book “Elementary […]
Dunwoody’s Surveying & Civil Engineering Technology students are using state-of-the-art Topcon equipment thanks to RDO Integrated Controls. RDO Integrated Controls provided the program with four Topcon HiPer SR GNSS receivers and Telsa data collectors with Magnet software at a low cost rental for the school year. The HiPer SR is a Global Navigation Satellite System […]
Starting in August 2014 Surveying & Civil Engineering Technology will be offered as a daytime program at Dunwoody College. The program has been offered at Dunwoody since the early 1920s, but starting in 2001 classes only became available in the evenings. Surveying & Civil Engineering Technology Principal Instructor Kelly Ness says the switch to days will […]