Geographic Information System (GIS)
Certificate
Program
What is GIS?
Geographic
Information System (GIS) is a collection of computer
hardware, software, and geographic data for capturing, managing,
analyzing, and displaying all forms of geographically referenced
information.
The GIS technology
is interdisciplinary and makes use of geography, cartography,
mathematics, engineering, topology, database design, spatial
analysis, remote sensing, environmental science, computer science,
and several other disciplines.
GIS Certificate Program
(Currently Offered as an Evening Program)
The GIS
Certificate program is a compliment to a two year technology or
related field degree, and will give the holder an upper edge for
professional positions in the diverse fields utilizing the GIS
technology. As the student completes this program, they
will develop a working knowledge of industry standard GIS software
and the skills necessary to work with diverse data sets and
analyses requirements in this rapidly growing career field.
Technical
Course Requirements
