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Civil Engineering Technology Degree

Catalog Year 2008-09

MHCC Faculty Advisor:
Dr. Thomas McCormack, P.E.: 503-491-7001 - Rm AC2391  Thomas.McCormack@mhcc.edu

The field of civil engineering is the most visible of the engineering disciplines. The highways and streets we drive on; the airports, harbors, and railroads that connect our country; the water and sewer systems that protect our health; and the dikes and dams that protect our property are all the product of the civil engineering team. The civil engineering team also supports the work of architects by designing building sites, foundations and the structural framework on which the actual building is constructed. Typical job titles for this degree include civil engineering technician, survey technician, design drafter, construction inspector and materials technician.

Additional Program Outcomes

At the completion of this program, the student should be able to:

• utilize graphic techniques to produce engineering documents
• conduct standardized field and laboratory testing on civil engineering materials
• utilize modern surveying methods for land measurement and/or construction layout
• determine forces and stresses in elementary structural systems
• estimate material quantities for technical projects
• employ productivity software to solve technical problems.

1 ET161 and ET162 may be substituted for ET154. ET163 and ET164 may be substituted for ET204.

‡ See pages 7-10 of the printed catalog.