Civil Engineering Technology
As a civil engineering technology graduate, you will engage in that branch of engineering which specializes in public works, including structures of all types, highways, bridges and tunnels, transportation including airports and rapid transit systems, environmental considerations including water supply, sewerage and drainage , urban development projects and construction in general.
As a civil engineering technician with an associate degree, you will use
surveying equipment, apparatus designed to test construction materials such as
concrete, soil and rock, with a heavy emphasis on computer applications. You
will make use of this equipment to perform interesting tasks such as
designing structural steel and reinforced concrete elements, testing and
analyzing soil and rock samples or other engineering materials, preparing
drawings, laying out highway curves and right-of-way, and analyzing hydraulic
systems for water supply and sewerage disposal.
As a graduate with a baccalaureate degree you will be working as a civil
engineering technologist using sophisticated structural, hydraulic, route
surveying and other software to design steel and
reinforced concrete structures, to design water supply and sewerage facilities,
and to oversee and maintain all sorts of public works for the day to day
benefit of the public. You will be eligible in
Associate Degree or Civil EngineeringTechnician
As a graduate with a two year degree such as an Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree, you will be employed as a civil engineering technician. These degree programs are available at many two year colleges and community colleges near your home or at a college of technology in your region.
To enter an A.A.S. program you should plan to take:
Sequential Mathematics I and II
Four years of English
One year of laboratory science.
As you consider A.A.S. programs you should see if they are accredited by the
Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation
Board for Engineering and Technology (TAC of ABET).
Look for more information on ABET at www.abet.org.
Many interesting jobs are available to
technicians!
A civil engineering technician has
many very interesting career paths available to them. These career paths might include one of the following job titles:
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Civil Engineering Technician - Structural Designer |
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Civil Engineering Technician - Surveyor |
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Civil Engineering Technician - Field Inspector |
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Civil Engineering Technician - Treatment Plant Operator |
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Civil Engineering Technician - Concrete Plant Inspector |
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Civil Engineering Technician - Hydraulics Analyst/Designer |
And many other fine jobs.
Baccalaureate degree or civil engineering technologist.
As a graduate with a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Technology degree, you will be called a civil engineering technologist. These programs are available at several four year colleges, either as combined four year degree programs or as upper division programs. Either program allows transfer from a community or two year technology college.
Preparation for an baccalaureate degree would include the following high school subjects:
Mathematics I, II
and III
Four years of English
Two years of laboratory science.
Many of these programs are accredited
by the Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Commission of
the Accreditation Commission for Engineering and Technology (TAC of ABET), which
can be found at www.abet.org.
Many exciting careers are available to civil
engineering technologists!
Civil Engineering
technologists have been hired into the following careers:
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Construction Engineer |
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Structural Engineer |
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Environmental Engineer |
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Hydraulics Engineer |
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Transportation Engineer |