Oregon Tech Wilsonville Campus Suspends Geomatics Program
Tuesday, April 05, 2016
“Geomatics is a fascinating but not well known field. We serve young students right out of high school as well as transfer students and returning adults who want to work outdoors, love math and want to learn more about the field. There is high demand for these graduates. Our challenge is increasing knowledge of the degree program and determining if we can reignite the program in Wilsonville at some future date, which is our hope," said Oregon Tech provost Brad Burda.
Oregon Tech has offered Geomatics in the Portland-Metro area since 2012, and in Klamath Falls since 1947. Enrollment at the Wilsonville campus never reached its minimum goals so academic leaders decided to suspend the program and assess its viability going forward.
The Klamath Geomatics program at Oregon Tech will "Teach Out" the four students enrolled in the Wilsonville Geomatics program using streaming technology, or some students may decided to complete the program by moving to the main campus.
Geomatics
The Geomatics profession bridges the design professions such as Civil Engineering, and the sciences such as geophysics, Geomatics employs and integrated approach to measuring, analyzing and managing spatial data, employing high tech equipment like Geographic Information Systems, Global Positioning Systems, digital photogrammetry and more.
Oregon Tech
Founded in Klamath Falls in 1947, Oregon Institute of Technology is the premier public polytechnic institution in the Pacific Northwest. Oregon Tech provides degree programs in engineering and health technologies, management, communication, and applied sciences that prepare students to be effective participants in their professional, public, and international communities through hands-on, applied and relevant learning.
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