Land Surveying/Civil Engineering

To prepare our students for the workforce, we teach them the skills needed to be successful in their future careers. Our graduates know how to use engineering design and CAD skills in the creation of infrastructure plans and properly operate surveying instruments.

We ensure students have the ability to review, interpret, and understand computations, field methods, and design procedures of Civil Engineering and Land Surveying before graduation. At SCTCC, students also develop critical thinking and creative problem-solving abilities and know how to work successfully as a team member.

Quick Glance

• Use engineering design and CAD skills in the creation of infrastructure plans 
• Operate surveying instruments properly 
• Ability to review, interpret, and understand computations, field methods, and design procedures of Civil Engineering and Land Surveying 
• Develop critical thinking and creative problem-solving abilities 
• Work successfully as a team member  

Types of Careers

When graduating from our SCTCC Land Surveying and Civil Engineering program, students have the ability to choose the path they want to take. Our graduates work as Land Surveying Technicians or Civil Engineering Technicians.

Potential Employers

Students have opportunities working in a variety of places. Our graduates have worked with government agencies on the city, county, state, and federal levels. When working at the state level, students have worked with MnDOT and DNR.

SCTCC graduates have also worked with private organizations like engineering, architectural, surveying, and material testing firms. Students have found employment opportunities with private road, highway, and utility contractors.

With a degree in Land Surveying and Civil Engineers, graduates have also worked with CADD drafters and designers, construction inspectors, and even materials testing technicians.

A day in the life of an SCTCC Land Surveying and Civil Engineering graduate often looks like using their skills of using engineering design and CAD skills in the creation of infrastructure plans while working as a Civil Engineer Technician on the state level.

Quick Glance

Types of Careers

• Land Surveying Technician 
• Civil Engineering Technician 

Potential Employers

• Government Agencies:  City, County, State (MnDOT, DNR), and Federal 
• Private: Engineering/architectural firms, Surveying firms, materials testing firms, highway/road contractors, and utility contractors 
• CADD Drafter/Designer 
• Construction Inspector 
• Materials Testing Technician

With the skills we equip our students with, the employment opportunities they find are outstanding. SCTCC graduates have worked with Marco, MN Department of Transportation, and Short, Elliot, Hendrickson, Inc.

Land Surveying and Civil Engineering students have worked with Widseth, Smith, Nolting, Bogart, Pederson, Westwood Professional Services, and O’Malley and Kron. Graduates have even worked with Kramer, Leas, Deleo, Hakanson Anderson, Kraemer Trucking & Excavating, and Carlson McCain, Inc. Our students have also worked with various counties across the state of Minnesota, such as:

• Benton County
• Ramsey County
• Mcleod County
• Stearns County

Students who complete the Land Survey/Civil Engineering program at SCTCC can transfer easily to St. Cloud State University for a bachelor's degree in Land Surveying & Mapping Science.

A dual-enrollment option with St. Cloud State University offers a path to a bachelor’s degree in Land Surveying while taking classes at SCTCC to save time and tuition costs. Please contact Sean Clark or Dan Kvaal if you're interested in the dual enrollment option.