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Civil Engineering Technology
Associate of Applied Science
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Required Classes |
First Year |
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Credits
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| Fall |
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| ENGR 104 |
Graphics 1 |
5 |
| ENGR 110 |
CAD 1 |
3 |
| ENGR 101 |
Project Management |
5 |
| MATH& 141* |
Precalculus I |
5 |
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| Winter |
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| ENGR 115 |
Blueprint Reading & Drafting Standards |
2 |
| ENGR 111 |
Mechanical CAD |
3 |
| ENGR 222 |
Regulatory Forms |
2 |
| ENGR 251 |
Estimates |
4 |
| ENGR 132 |
Problem Analysis |
5 |
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| Spring |
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| ENGR 112 |
CAD 3-D |
3 |
| ENGR 118 |
CAD Design Project |
4 |
| ENGR 200 |
Surveying |
5 |
| BA 138/PTECH 120/ENGL& 101 |
Business Writing/English Composition |
5 |
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TOTAL |
51 |
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| Second Year |
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Credits |
| Fall |
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| ENGR 210 |
Hydraulics |
5 |
| ENGR 220 |
Environmental Tech |
5 |
| PHYS 115/25 |
Physcis I |
5 |
| IT 11x |
IT Elective |
2 |
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| Winter |
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| PHYS 116/26 |
Physics II |
5 |
| ENGR 260 |
Soils |
4 |
| ENGR 263 |
Structures |
4 |
| ENGR 19x |
Engr co-op |
5 |
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| Spring |
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| ENGR 262 |
Road Design* |
5 |
| ENGR 232 |
Engineering Design |
5 |
| ENGR 267 |
Advanced Survey |
2 |
| ENGR 266 |
GIS |
2 |
| ENGR 268 |
AutoCAD Civil 3D |
2 |
| IT 11x |
IT Elective |
2 |
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TOTAL |
52 |
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Civil Engineering Technology
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Those who enter the Civil Engineering Technology field today can look forward to a very rewarding career. A career that offers personal fulfillment, enduring service to humanity, and financial success.
In the next two decades, as the world's population grows, environmental concerns mount, and the technological revolution expands, there will be an unprecedented demand for Civil Engineering Technicians. They will be needed to plan, design, build and maintain the facilities essential to our civilization: bridges, dams, highways, transit systems, airports, tunnels, irrigation systems, water distribution and wastewater treatment facilities as well as industrial and commercial buildings. |
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A Career that is High-Tech
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The phrase "high-tech" has been tossed around in engineering circles for the past several years, bringing to mid images of super computers, lasers and robotics. But what does "high-tech" have to do with Civil Engineering? Plenty! The Civil Engineering profession has been pioneers in testing, adapting, and putting to practical use advances in technology.
Today, Civil Engineering Technicians are applying computers, global positioning systems, satellite imaging, remote sensing, geographic information systems, new materials and other high-tech developments to every aspect of their work.
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Programs
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| Students enrolled in the Civil Engineering Technology Program are trained in a broad base of engineering services such as structural, geotechnical, transportation, hydraulics, environmental, Civil Engineering materials, surveying sciences, and construction engineering leading to a Associates of Science degree in Civil Engineering Technology.
With all these areas of activity, the Civil Engineering Technician Program at Yakima Valley Community College offers a wide range of career opportunities to satisfy individual interests, aptitudes, and goals.
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Academic Requirements
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The Civil Engineering Technology Program at Yakima Valley Community College is NOT a calculus based program. This will allow the perspective student to focus on the individual aspects of the program without the fear of success in advanced math classes.
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Career Opportunities
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| Career opportunities in Civil Engineering Technology are excellent. The Yakima Valley Community College program prepares you for entry level work at average yearly starting salaries ranging from $30,000 to $40,000. The job placement rate for YVCC graduates has consistently been high.
A large number of these graduates have found employment here in the Yakima Valley and have added to the productive work force in Engineering related professions. | |
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