Major: Career Studies / Geographic Information Systems at Northern Virginia Community College


The Career Studies Certificate in Career Studies / Geographic Information Systems is part of the Surveying Engineering program at Northern Virginia Community College

This program is designed to help students develop both the theoretical knowledge and a practical facility with GIS. Students who already hold a baccalaureate or master?s degree will acquire the requisite skills and knowledge to switch careers, or to apply spatial analysis in their present workplaces. Students will be positioned to pursue additional coursework toward an associate degree and/or transfer to a four-year institution for further study in the geospatial, environmental, or physical sciences; in civil engineering; in information technology; or in business/marketing at a four-year institution.

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VCCS Plan Code:221-719-71
CIP Code:14.3801

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