Civil Engineering Technology

In this program you will learn how apply engineering principles to real world problems, including how to perform field surveys, test and analyze construction materials and design hydraulic systems. Coursework also offers training in computer-aided drafting.

Program graduates are prepared to enter careers in building design and construction, highway and infrastructure design and construction, and construction management under the supervision of engineers and designers/builders.

You may choose to enter the workforce after graduation or continue your education at a four year-college. Many graduates transfer to four-year colleges to obtain advanced degrees in civil engineering technology or related fields.

This program is offered by the Civil, Industrial and Mechanical Engineering Technologies Department.

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Highlights

Accreditation

Certification Prep

Working Experience (Connect You)

Connect You gives students work experience in their chosen career field while they are still enrolled in classes. Students are usually hired on a full-time basis during the summer between their first and second years. Some students also continue to work on a part-time basis when school resumes in the fall. Positions often lead to full-time jobs upon graduation.

In recent years, students have obtained positions with local companies, including:

Advance Testing
BBL Construction Industries
D.A. Collins
The Michaels Group
N.Y.S. Department of Transportation
Soil and Materials Testing Inc.
Watervliet Housing Authority

While utilizing the Connect You education program is not a requirement, it can provide students with valuable work experience while they are still enrolled in classes.

Choices

Recent employers include: Atlantic Testing ; BBL Industries; The Chazen Companies; Clough, Harbour & Associates; Creighton Manning; CT Male Associates; D.A. Collins; Dormitory Authority; H2H Associates; LeChase Construction Services; and The Michaels Group.

Students using surveying equipment to survey land on campus

Recent graduates are working as architectural/engineering draftspersons, surveyors, construction inspectors, estimators, materials testers and engineering technicians. Others have continued their educations at RIT and SUNY Polytechnic.

Salaries vary based on position and degree attainment. Here are the median salaries taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics as of 2017: Civil Engineering Technician, $56,070; Surveyor, $55,850; Civil Engineer, $88,270.