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Become a Land Surveyor
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The first step to becoming a surveyor is to get a degree. Accredited college programs in Surveying or Geomatics are available throughout the country. Colleges and Technical Schools offer two-year and four-year degree programs. See below for a list of programs in the Northeast, including a certificate program.
View a list of ABET- accredited schools and a list of schools offering surveying education programs.
After completing an education, a candidate takes the Fundamentals exam. Successfully passing this exam allows potential employers know that the candidate has achieved a recognized standard.
The next step requires work experience under the supervision of a licensed Professional Land Surveyor (PLS). After attaining the required experience, the candidate takes a national exam and a state-specific exam to obtain a license for the State in which he/she will work.
The field of Land Surveying deals with primarily the retracement of land boundaries. The education obtained to become a land surveyor can lead to other exciting careers in remote sensing, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GPS), photogrammetry and related forms of earth mapping.
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Degree Programs in the Northeast
Four Year Programs
University of Maine
College of Engineering, School of Engineering Technology
Department of Surveying Technology, 5711 Boardman Hall, Room 119, Orono, Maine 04469-5711
www.umaine.edu/set/svt/
Alfred State College (SUNY)
Department of Civil Engineering Technology, 10 Upper College Drive, Alfred, NY 14802
BS & AAS Surveying Engineering Technology
www.alfredstate.edu
New Jersey Institute of Technology
School of Engineering Technology, Department of Surveying Engineering Technology, University Heights, Newark, NJ 07102-9895
BS Surveying Engineering Technology
www-ec.njit.edu/surveying/surveying.html
Pennsylvania State University
Department of Civil Engineering, Surveying Program, Wilkes Barre Campus, PO Box PSU, Lehman, PA 18627
BS and AET Surveying Technology
http://surveying.wb.psu.edu
Two Year Programs
University of New Hampshire
Thompson School of Applied Science, Putnam Hall, Room 21AA, Durham, NH 03824-3562
AAS Civil Technology, Surveying and Mapping Specialization
www.unh.edu/thompson-school/
New Hampshire Community Technical College
Department of Spatial Information Technology, 2020 Riverside Drive, Berlin, NH 03570
AS Surveying Technology
www.berlin.nhctc.edu/courses/surv.html
Mohawk Valley Community College
Department of Engineering Technology and Trades, 1101 Sherman Drive, Utica, NY 13501
AAS Surveying Technology
www.mvcc.edu/academics/departments/ett/srvngtch.cfm
Paul Smiths College
Department of Forestry, Recreation and Surveying, PO Box 265, Paul Smiths, NY 12970-0265
AAS Surveying Technology
www.paulsmiths.edu/PAGE=140/page.pl
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Department of Civil Engineering & Surveying, College Avenue Labs, Williamsport, PA 17701
AAS Surveying Technology
www.pct.edu/degrprog/su.shtml
Certificate Programs
Wentworth Institute
Professional Land Surveying certificate program
Arioch Center, Wentworth Institute of Technology, 550 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115-5998
Certificate in Professional Land Surveying
http://www.wit.edu/arioch/professional-certificates/index.html
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