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Surveying Degree

Program Overview

As a surveyor, you’ll measure our world for road and bridge construction, buildings, utility and energy infrastructure and much more. Surveying is a hands-on, high-demand field with job opportunities with both private businesses and public agencies.

NMC offers:

ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE

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    High-demand jobs
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    Scholarships available
  • State-of-the-art equipment icon showing a piece of surveying equipment
    Professional equipment

Explore careers related to this program

 

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Richard R. Sauve II, Leica Geosystems of Fenton
Advisory committee member

“You can do absolutely nothing without a land surveyor.... We need to replace all these technicians so we can go out and make maps, so we can define all these areas.”

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In The News

Survey says: New methods needed to recruit survey techs

TRAVERSE CITY RECORD-EAGLE – February 23, 2023

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THE TICKER – March 18, 2022

NMC offers new surveying, culinary degrees
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TRAVERSE CITY RECORD-EAGLE – December 20, 2018

Tuition & Fees

Important Dates

ACADEMIC CALENDAR
FAFSA
REGISTRATION

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