Unmanned Aerial Systems

Program Description

UAS (unmanned aerial systems) will have wide use in fields including remote sensing of the atmosphere and ground, disaster response, weather forecasting, scientific research, agricultural survey of crops, soils, and livestock, crop dusting, wildfire surveillance, wildlife surveys, power line and pipeline survey, industrial security, oil, gas, and mineral exploration, payload transport, search and rescue as well as aerial photography for fields like real estate, construction, film and entertainment industry, and accident investigation.

Graduates will learn the basics to operate, test, calibrate and maintain small unmanned systems as well as collect and analyze imagery data taken from a variety of sensors.

 Program Overview

• Program begins in August
• Typical classroom hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Degree Options

• Unmanned Aerial Systems Basic Technical Certificate (1 semester)
  • Course Sequence Basic Technical Certificate: Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Program Costs
  • Gainful Employment

• Unmanned Aerial Systems Intermediate Technical Certificate (1 year)
  • Course Sequence Intermediate Technical Certificate: Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Program Costs
  • Gainful Employment

• Unmanned Aerial Systems Associate of Applied Science (2 years)
  • Course Sequence Associate of Applied Science Degree: Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Program Costs

• Bachelor of Applied Science (4+ years)

Career Opportunities

• Engineering and surveying companies
• Robotics/Autonomy
• Local, state, and federal government agencies
• Agriculture
• Inspection
• etc.

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