Geographic Information Systems A.S.

Geographic Information Systems A.S. is a program taught at Cayuga County Community College, USA. Intake: Fall, Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

The Geographic Information Systems A.S. prepares students to continue toward a bachelor’s degree in Geographic Information Systems or related majors such as geographic information technology, resources management, geography, urban planning, and environmental science. The program focuses on key GIS skills, including using GIS techniques to collect, analyze, process, and present spatial or geographic data.

Students complete the associate degree through required coursework across four semesters, totaling 61 credit hours. GIS classes include Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, Remote Sensing and Aerial Photogrammetry, Introduction to Vector GIS, and Advanced GIS. The degree also includes general education and required math, English, and science courses.

Completion of the AS program gives graduates skills for career opportunities at companies using GIS, GPS, and remote sensing technologies. The program also supports transfer to a four-year B.S. program at participating colleges, including articulation agreements with SUNY College at Cortland and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse for transfer into Environmental Science or Natural Resources Management.

Modules

• GIS 111 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
• GIS 121 Remote Sensing and Aerial Photogrammetry
• GIS 205 Introduction to Vector GIS
• GIS 220 Advanced GIS

The minimum requirements for admission in Geographic Information Systems A.S. at Cayuga County Community College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Cayuga County Community College.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Cayuga County Community College as pre-requiste for admission in Geographic Information Systems A.S..

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

General Education requirements must be met before the AS degree will be granted.

• Intermediate Algebra (or higher) is required, with the note that Math 112, 115, 116 or 121 will not fulfill requirements.
• Degree requirements include the courses listed on the page as the minimum requirements for the AS degree in Geographic Information Systems.
• A prior felony conviction may hinder a student’s ability to enroll in a course or complete the requirements of certain academic programs and/or meet the criteria for licensure required by certain professions.
• For BIOL 103 or BIOL 225 (General Biology I OR Botany) and HIST 103 OR HIST 104 OR HIST 105, choose from the options listed.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.cayuga-cc.edu/academics/schools/stem/geographic-information-systems/

• Career opportunities at companies using GIS, GPS, and remote sensing technologies
• Direct transfer to a four-year program at a participating university for a bachelor’s degree
• Transfer into Environmental Science or Natural Resources Management at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse
• Transfer into Geographic Information Systems at SUNY College at Cortland

80 fully funded scholarships are listed for USA. See USA scholarships.