Career Education Career Education Technical Collaborative Technical Collaborative

(CTE) (CTE)

Geographic Information System (GIS) Seth Wiafe, GIS Consultant

This project was supported by funds from California Community Chancellors office – SB70

Choose Your Path … Choose Your Success

GIS Career Pathway ModelGIS Career Pathway Model

• Description

–A roadmap of academic curriculum and technical skills leading to GIS career

• Status

–Completed

–Presented the model at a GIS conference in Sacramento

–Working on Peer reviewed publication of the pathway

–Model to be published on CTE collaborative website

MSJC GIS Career Pathway MSJC GIS Career Pathway ModelModel

GIS Awareness

GIS Awareness

GISExploration

GISExploration

GIS

GIS

2+2GISCareer

2+2GISCareer

Middle School High School/College Now/Tech Prep/ROP 2 year AS/AA College 4 year College

Mt San Jacinto College Loma Linda University

GE/GIS

GE/GIS

1 yr GIS Cert

2 yr AS GIS/AA Geo 4 yr GIS BSPH

Adults with GED

Current Workforce

EmploymentEmploymentPre-College GIS Preparation Pre-College GIS Preparation

Nicolet Middle School Banning High School

Current Workforce

GIS Related Business/Industry Partners GIS Related Business/Industry Partners

GIS Related Business/Industry Partners GIS Related Business/Industry Partners

College GIS Preparation College GIS Preparation

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MSJC GIS Certificate and Associate MSJC GIS Certificate and Associate in Science (AS) Degree Programin Science (AS) Degree Program

Required Courses (12 units)

• Introduction to Cartography

• Intro to GIS

• Intermediate GIS

• Advanced GIS applications

• GE Courses

Concentration Areas (6 units)

• GIS

• Virtual Design

• Engineering

• Multimedia

• Programming

http://www.msjc.edu/gis/progdescrcert.htm