Geographic Information Systems

The Evergreen State College
This certificate introduces you to the exciting and expanding world of geographic information systems. GIS is a rapidly-growing field with wide applicability around the world. Government agencies and companies use GIS to manage large spatial databases, generate maps and apps, conduct spatial analysis and support decisions. In business, science, and policy, GIS informs the allocation of assets, tradeoffs between alternatives, environmental risks, and many other issues. In this certificate program, youll learn principles of geography and tools of spatial analysis to understand the connections between physical, cultural, historical, and other properties of the environment. You will also learn to create maps and interactive apps including interactive map viewers, 3D scenes, story maps, and dashboards.

Financial information

Total tuition

$8,275.16

Total required fees

$0.00

Books and supplies

$0.00

Locations

Olympia

Instructional methods

In-person Primary Location

Program details

1 Years

Length of training

Certificate

Award type

28

Credits

N/A

Clock Hours

Additional details

Award name

Academic Certificate

Prerequisites

No Selection

Prerequisite courses

No

Other prerequisites

N/A

Program languages

English

Certification/license obtained as part of training program

N/A

Certification/license test preparation provided

N/A

Employment performance results

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.

Top industries for graduates

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Student characteristics

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.