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(TC-GIST) (AAS-GIST)
This program prepares a person for entry-level positions in the geographic information systems field. A geographic information system (GIS) is an integrated database management system used to store, organize, retrieve, and analyze geographical and resource data for decision-making. The curriculum includes computer assisted drafting, map making, database management, surveying, and applications of GIS.

Requirements for Admissions
Must meet all general admissions requirements including:
• Must submit an application for admissions
• Graduated high school with a regular diploma
• Earned a GED diploma
• Must provide an official transcript
Must have an average score of 14 on ACT Math and English or score 37 or above on the Compass Placement Test

Major Courses Taught
Remote Sensing, Principles of Image Processing, GPS/GIS Surveying, Database Construction, Cartography / Computer Map Reading

Occupational Skill Training
Students exploring G.I.S. Technology will learn:
Map Making, Principles of Surveying, Database Management, Computerized Drafting, Project Planning

Requirements for Graduation
The Associate of Applied Science Degree is awarded upon successful completion of 69 hours of semester credit hours of course work and the Career Planning and Assessment System Exam (MS-CPAS). The Technical Certificate is awarded upon successful completion of 37 hours semester credit hours of course work and the Career Planning and Assessment System Exam (MS-CPAS).

Employment Opportunities
Investments in GIS by federal, state, and local governments, and private and not-for-profit organizations, continue to encourage a need for well-educated and trained professionals in a multitude of GIS application areas. Our curriculum focuses on fundamentals that apply across a wide range of application areas. These fundamentals will endure longer than any specific software and hardware system. New GIS/cartography software appears regularly, and major GIS installations or overhauls have occurred or are planned by a wide range of public and private organizations, including: the U.S. Forest Service, various state departments of natural resources and transportation, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the military, and hundreds of county and city planning agencies, election bureaus, assessors' offices and economic, transportation and environmental planning , management, and operations units. We have many graduates working in GIS-related jobs in both the private and public sectors.

Contact
Tony Howard, Instructor
3925 Sunset Drive, Jackson, MS 39213-5899
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