Planning for the Future

Past GIS students, interns, and

What is GIS? The Curriculum graduates have worked with:
• City of San Marcos • The American Red Cross
• City of Oceanside • Feeding America
Certificate of Proficiency • City of Vista • City of Carlsbad
GIS stands for Geographic
Information Systems. Required Courses • City of Encinitas • The Global Energy
It is a computer tool that allows users to see trends and GEOG 120 Introduction to GIS and GIS Software* • City of Poway Network Institute
patterns in hurricanes, wildfires, crime, population, or other GEOG 132 Database Management and Data Acquisition • City of Coronado • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
types of geographic data. GEOG 136 Intermediate ArcGIS: GIS Analysis • County of San Diego • San Diego Sheriff’s Department
GEOG 138 GIS Internship • Dudek • San Diego County Fire Authority
Palomar College offered its first course in Geographic Elective Courses (Select one) • San Diego Archaeological Center
Information Systems (GIS) in 2000. Since then, it has offered GEOG 134 GIS Applications • San Diego Botanical Garden
eight additional courses in the field. It now offers not only CSIT 170 Visual Basic I • Orange County Fire Authority
a Certificate of Achievement and a Certificate of Proficiency • Valley Center Municipal Water District
in GIS, but also an Associate’s Degree in GIS. A.A. Degree Major or • Vallecitos Water District
Certificate of Achievement • California Department of Transportation
The GIS program at Palomar College strives to give • Integrated Spatial Solutions Inc.
Required Courses
theoretical and technical training to students who are • And many more...
GEOG 120 Introduction to GIS and GIS Software*
interested in pursuing an exciting and rewarding career in
GEOG 132 Database Management and Data Acquisition
this ever-growing field. The entire program can be completed Still Not
GEOG 136 Intermediate ArcGIS: GIS Analysis
in as little as two semesters.
GEOG 134 GIS Applications Convinced?
GEOG 138 GIS Internship
In order to accommodate full-time students and working
Specialized Concentration Courses (Select two) ✭✭CNN ranked GIS Analyst as one of its
adults, classes required for the GIS program are offered on
GEOG 140 Remote sensing and Satellite Imagery Analysis “Top 100 Best Jobs in America.”
weekday evenings, and meet only once or twice per week.
GEOG 141 Transportation Systems Analyses Using GIS ✭✭Money Magazine and Payscale.com
GEOG 142 Environmental Applications of GIS included GIS Analyst as one of their
GEOG 143 Cartography and Computer Mapping “Top 10 Low Stress” jobs.
Elective Courses (Select one)
✭✭The U.S. Department of Labor estimated
DT 110 Technical Drafting I with AutoCAD
that 150,000 GIS professionals will be
CSIT 170 Visual Basic I
needed in the next 10 years.
*Can be substituted with articulated course taken at high schools.
✭✭The U.S. Department of Labor
Please contact Palomar College’s CTE Transitions Office
(jnelson@palomar.edu) for a list of participating high schools. listed Geospatial Technology as
1 of its 13 “High Growth
Industries.”
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Want to know how your car’s GPS works?
For more information,
please contact:
Use Google Maps, MapQuest, or Google Earth?
Wing Cheung
1140 West Mission Road,
Enjoy looking at aerial photos or satellite images?
Room NS-110 M
San Marcos, CA 92069
Need a Job?
Ever wonder where crimes are concentrated in Phone Number: (760)744-1150 Ext. 3652
your neighborhood? And why? Email: wcheung@palomar.edu
Website: http://faculty.palomar.edu/wcheung/
Want to learn skills that will make you more competitive
in the job market or your current workplace?

Wonder how emergency personnel find your address by

using your phone number?

If you answered YES to any of the

questions above, you should definitely
consider Palomar College’s program
in Geographic Information Systems.

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Learning for Success Land a job in GIS by learning the
Geographic Information Systems Reproduction of this brochure is funded by the
National Science Foundation and the technology behind Google Earth
Carl D. Perkins Career Technical Education Act of 2006 and MapQuest