The Rio Hondo College GIS CAD program is now offering an Introduction to GIS online class and also new is the initiation of the new Civil Engineering Program. The Rio Hondo College technology program supports the innovative use of technology for students (including staff & faculty), more specifically: Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
GIS is a powerful, very marketable tool that allows information to be displayed to a location, such as people to an address, crime to a demographic area, species to a slope and aspect then analyzed spatially combining critical thinking and problem solving by layering other information to give a better understanding of why certain populations vote, spend or where species can be found. Classic examples include spatially displaying information for environmental analysis, analyzing social demographic & voting patterns, or geographically displaying spending habits such as where are more populations likely to purchase the Washington Post to where there are more concentrations of poverty, or analyzing pollutions within delineated watershed.
| May 15th, Gov. Schwarzenegger emphasizes the importance of GIS at a Conference on California’s Future |
Most agencies are using or moving towards utilizing GIS. At the same time, Increasingly more universities including faculty in different departments and administrators will be using GIS in their courses and research. The GeoSpatial industry is growing in the marketplace, commercially 100% each year .. and the users 35% each year. See links within the pages for more facts and information on the GIS industry.
We invite you to join us each semester, attend annual GIS workshops or drop in to explore applications in your area of interest. For more information, contact GIS faculty, Warren Roberts at wroberts@riohondo.edu
Are you right for an online GIS Class?
Online courses require a commitment ... a commitment to learning and to paricipate in the online classroom. more information about requirements to take GIS course online.
Are you a new student?
Professional courses at Community College fees! New students can register online. Admissions & Records. If there need help or find prerequisites, contact GIS Program
Rio Hondo College GIS Program Can Come to You!
The GIS Training Program can come to your agency or facility to make custom GIS training economical and convenient for your employees. We have provided on-site GIS training for several agencies with the County of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Police Department, several cities and other agencies throughout Southern California. Contact us to learn more about custom on-site GIS training.
Community Colleges provide solutions to address Geospatial Technology Industry Workforce needs as noted below
- Expanding the pipeline of youth entering the geospatial technology industry;
- Helping alternative labor pools gain industry-defined skills and competencies;
- Developing alternative training strategies, such as apprenticeship, distance learning, and accelerated training, for training geospatial technology professionals;
- Developing tools and curriculum for enhancing the skills of geospatial technology professionals for nationwide distribution;
- Enhancing the capacity of educational institutions to train to industry-defined competencies;
- Developing industry-defined career ladders and lattices and corresponding competency models and curriculum;
- Developing strategies to retain and help incumbent workers move into higher level positions; and
- Assisting transitioning individuals from declining industries to high
growth industries by building on their existing skills and training them for
high growth geospatial technology occupations.