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If you'd like to prepare for a career in a growing field that won't confine you to an office, then check out the Geomatic Engineering Technology associate degree program at Bellingham Technical College. You can put your math and computer skills to work as a surveying and mapping technician or land surveyor in a construction firm; a surveying and engineering firm; a mining, oil or gas company; a public utility; or a government agency, such as U.S. Geological Survey, Department of Natural Resources, the Bureau of Land Management, or the U.S. Forestry Service. BTC's associate degree in Geomatics includes training in GIS, AutoCAD and GPS skills, as well as gain a working knowledge of Washington laws and standards related to surveying, boundaries and map preparation.
In-person Primary Location, Online, E-learning, or Distance Learning
Is this program offered on evenings and weekends?
No
Program details
18 Months
Length of training
Associate
Award type
98
Credits
N/A
Clock Hours
Additional details
Award name
AAS
Education Prerequisites
No Selection
Prerequisite courses and other requirements
A completed college admissions application and placement in English and math. BTC uses a Guided Self-Placement process to help you choose the best starting point for your English and math courses. Your selections will determine whether you begin with program coursework or complete prerequisites classes first.
To get started or for help determining your English and math placement, contact the Outreach department at Outreach@btc.edu.
Is this program approved to train veterans?
No
Program languages
English
Certification/license obtained as part of training program
N/A
Certification/license test preparation provided
N/A
Employment performance results
Program type
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
Completion rate
58%
Employment rate
79%
Typical (median) hourly earnings
$24.67
Typical (median) annual earnings
$48,553.00
Top industries for graduates
Program type
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
Professional, Scientific, Technical Services
30%
Manufacturing
26%
Construction
13%
Other Industries
8%
Wholesale Trade
6%
Careers for graduates
Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.
Average number of students who completed each year
48
Gender
Male
88%
Female
12%
Race
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Asian
2%
Black or African American
2%
Hispanic
10%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0%
White
77%
Multi-racial
8%
Other
0%
Age
Under 20
9%
20 to 29
53%
30 to 39
25%
40 to 49
11%
50 and over
3%
Prior education
No high school diploma/GED
16%
High school diploma/GED, but no college experience
32%
Some college experience, but no degree
32%
Certificate or AA
16%
BA or higher
5%
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