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Certificate of
Skill Proficiency in Geographic Information Systems
The Rio Hondo College Geographic Information Systems
Certificate provides a professional and academic resource in one of the
fastest growing technologies in North America. A growing number of
industries are recognizing GIS and GPS as an integral part of their
practice. GIS is a computer based data processing tool used to map,
manage, analyze, display, and model spatial information to analyze
patterns and relationships between many different layers of mapped data
simultaneously. The GIS tool is used in most all fields from crime
mapping, marketing, landscape architecture, planning, geological &
biological science, computer science, education and most others. The
student completing the GIS certificate program at Rio Hondo College will
be prepared for a GIS technician level position in the GIS field or for
advancement in their current career.
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Required Core Courses
GIS 120 Introduction to Geographic
Information Systems ............................
GIS 220 Intermediate Geographic
Information Systems ..............................
GIS 221 GIS Cartography and Basemap
Development.................................
MGMT 072
Professionalism in Business
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Units
3
3
3
1.5
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Area Facilities Management
Required Courses
DRAF 150 /
DRAF 170 AutoCAD for Basic CADD
Applications (select 150 or 170) or Intergraph Microstation for
Basic CADD Applications ...................
GIS 222 Planning & Facilities
Management Using GIS................................
Total
(core classes and required focus area classes)
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Units
4
3
17.5 |
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Area Crime Mapping
Required Courses
GIS 281 Crime Analysis & Mapping
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CIT 109
Introduction to Microsoft Access
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CIT 110
Advanced Microsoft Access
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Total
(core classes and required focus area classes)
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Units
3
1.5
1.5
16.5 |
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Area Environmental Technology
Required Courses
GIS 230 GIS in Environmental
Technology .................................................
DRAF 150 /
DRAF 170 AutoCAD for Basic CADD
Applications (select 150 or 170) or Intergraph Microstation for
Basic CADD Applications ...................
Total
(core classes and required focus area classes)
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Units
3
4
17.5 |
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