Career Opportunities

Technicians may be employed by state, county and city governmental agencies, contractors, private engineering or land surveying firms in a wide range of starting positions. Civil Engineering design, boundary surveying, computer application, testing of materials, construction surveying and inspection, estimating and general design work are just a few examples of career possibilities.

Suggested Technical Studies Semester I

NumberTitleCredits
LSCE1510Civil Drafting Methods3 Credits
LSCE1518Materials, Estimating, and Specifications3 Credits
LSCE1530Survey Fundamentals5 Credits

Suggested Technical Studies Semester II

NumberTitleCredits
LSCE1502Surveying Principles I3 Credits
LSCE1506Advanced Survey5 Credits
LSCE1514Civil CADD I3 Credits
LSCE1527Technical Computations II3 Credits

Suggested Technical Studies Semester III

NumberTitleCredits
LSCE2502Control and Digital Surveys5 Credits
LSCE2514Civil CADD II3 Credits
LSCE2518Utility Design I3 Credits
LSCE2526Subdivision Design4 Credits

Suggested Technical Studies Semester IV

NumberTitleCredits
LSCE2507Construction Design and Surveying Principles3 Credits
LSCE2510Surveying Principles II3 Credits
LSCE2522Civil CADD III3 Credits
LSCE2530Utility Design II3 Credits
LSCE2540LSCE Internship2 Credits

General Education - MinnState Policy requires AAS degrees to contain at least 15 MnTC credits in at least three different Goal Areas

NumberTitleCredits
MATH1360College Algebra3 Credits
MATH1370College Trigonometry3 Credits
MnTC Goal Area 1Communications-Oral - (CMST)3 Credits
MnTC Goal Area 1MnTC Goal Area 1 Communications-Written ENGL4 Credits
MnTC AllMnTC Goal Area 2, 5, 6 or 73 Credits