Civil Engineering Technology

Careers in Civil Engineering Technology

Civil engineering technicians carry out planning and supervisory tasks in the construction of transportation systems, residential and commercial buildings, bridges, dams, and water and wastewater treatment systems.

Graduates should qualify for technician-level jobs with both public and private engineering, construction, and surveying agencies.

 

Employment Prospects

Civil engineering technicians are expected to have 10 percent employment growth between 2006 and 2016.

Spurred by population growth and the related need to improve the nation’s infrastructure, more civil engineering technicians will be needed to expand transportation, water supply, and pollution control systems, as well as large buildings and building complexes. They also will be needed to repair or replace existing roads, bridges, and other public structures.

 

Our Programs

Our Civil Engineering Technology curriculum provides the application of relevant theory of engineering needed by technicians to carry out planning and supervisory tasks in the construction of transportation systems, residential and commercial buildings, bridges, dams, and water and wastewater treatment systems.

Course work includes the communication and computational skills required to support the fields such as materials testing, structures, estimating, project management, hydraulics, environmental technology, and surveying. Additional course work will cover the operation of computers and application software including computer-aided drafting.

Associate in Applied Science in Civil Engineering Technology Course Requirements

Certificate in Civil Engineering Technology Course Requirements

 

Transfer Arrangements

We have a 2+2 transfer path with UNC Charlotte whereby you can take the first two years at Sandhills and transfer into the Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering Technology program or the Bachelor of Science in Construction Management program.

UNC Charlotte Civil Engineering Technology

UNC Charlotte Construction Management

 

Contact Information

Professor Ed Spitler, Coordinator
167 Little Hall
(910) 695-3797
spitlere@sandhills.edu

Sources: The 2008-2009 Occupational Outlook Handbook produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics