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You will graduate from this program with knowledge in and experience with:

• Reading building and highway blueprints
• Operating survey equipment and process data
• Sampling and testing materials
• Preparing construction plans
• Preparing quantity estimates
• Inspecting civil infrastructure projects
• Using computer-aided drafting and design (CADD)

Semester 1 — Fall

• Civil Engineering and Architecture
• Constr Drawings and Cont
• Introduction to Computers
• Surveying
• Technical Drawing and CAD
• Technical Mathematics I or

  College Algebra or

  Precalculus

Semester 2 — Spring

• Construction Safety
• PC Concrete, HMA, and Testing
• Route Surveying/Roadway Design
• Structural Detailing and Civil Drafting
• Technical Math II or

  Trigonometry and Analytic Geometry or

  Precalculus
• Written Communication in the Workplace or

  Composition I

Semester 3 — Fall

• Applied Physics or

  College Physics I
• Fundamentals of Construction Estimating
• Fundamentals of GPS and GIS
• Human and Work Relations or

  Introduction to Psychology or

  Introduction to Sociology
• Soils, Testing, and Foundations
• Statics and Strength of Materials

Semester 4 — Spring

• Construction Methods and Resources
• Environmental Technology
• Fundamentals of Oral Communication
• Land Surveying
• Site Planning and Development
• Structural Steel/Reinforced Concrete Design

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Many summer and part-time jobs are available while you are completing the program. These are not a requirement to graduate.

Get hands-on experience in real-world projects, including surveying, construction materials testing, engineering problem solving, and CAD. You learn using the latest technology and tools that you’ll use in your career.

Our program has a 100% job placement rate, with graduates working for top employers in the field. Here's a partial list of companies who have hired graduates from this program:

• AECOM, Waterloo and Des Moines, IA
• Black Hawk County Engineer's Office, Waterloo, IA
• CGA Consultants, Cedar Falls, Marshalltown, and Ackley, IA
• City of Waterloo Engineering Department, Waterloo, IA
• Fehr Graham Engineering and Environmental, Manchester and West Union, IA
• Foth, Cedar Rapids and Des Moines, IA
• Herold-Reicks Surveying, New Hampton, Waverly, and Clear Lake, IA
• Iowa Department of Transportation, Ames, IA
• McAninch Corporation, Des Moines, IA
• WHKS, Inc., Dubuque and Ames, IA
• Peterson Contractors, Inc., Reinbeck, IA
• Terracon, Cedar Falls and Cedar Rapids, IA
• WHKS Engineers and Land Surveyors, Mason City and Dubuque, IA

This program qualifies for the Future Ready Iowa Last-Dollar Scholarship and will pay up to 100% of your tuition.

You must apply for, be awarded, and meet the ongoing eligibility requirements for the Last-Dollar Scholarship.

As a Civil and Construction Engineering Technology student, you can apply for the Brian Harrington, Sons of Amvets Post 49, and Aspro Scholarships through Â鶹Íø.

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You can get right to work after your program. Or, if you plan to earn an associate degree and go on to earn a bachelor’s degree, consider your transfer options.

This program has a documented pathway to and . Check out to learn more.

If you’re interested in transferring, you must work closely with an academic advisor here and at the transfer institution. This is important to ensure courses transfer and you meet program requirements.

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If you meet the assessment score requirements, you can be accepted into the program.

If you don't meet these requirements, you’ll be accepted into a Pre-Program. As a pre-program student, you’ll start by taking general education and prerequisite classes. Your academic advisor will help you make a plan to meet the program requirements. After finishing your pre-program courses, contact Admissions to let them know.