The Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Certificate of Achievement is designed for students who want to enter the dynamic field of GIS, as well as students who seek career advancement. If you are interested in working with geospatial data and creating maps with meaning, then the GIS program is for you!
Join a growing list of successful students who have made an impact in the Inland Empire and beyond. Enroll in our GIS classes. Create useful, visually stunning maps. Let us help you make a difference!
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is used within the following economic sectors and organizations:
- Business (e.g. banking, logistics, real estate, marketing, and more),
- Government (e.g. local, state, national, military, emergency services, law enforcement, transportation, and more),
- Education and Science (e.g. research, libraries, k-12 education, higher education, and more),
- Environment and Conservation (e.g. ecology, parks, pollution monitoring, drone monitoring, and more),
- Natural Resources (e.g. agriculture, forestry, mining, non-renewable resources, renewable resources, and more),
- Healthcare (e.g. epidemiology, epidemics, pandemics, disease vectors, hospital and clinic locations, and more),
- Entertainment (e.g. drone cinematography, scouting filming sites, and more), and
- Utilities (e.g. electricity, natural gas, telecommunications, water, wastewater, and more).
Contact Information
Division: Science (PS - 148)
Division Phone Number: (909) 384-8645
Faculty Chairs: Todd Heibel, Ph.D. and Matthew Robles, M.S.
Counselor Liaisons: Elizabeth Banuelos, M.S. and Erica Begg, M.S.
STEM Counselors: Abena Weber, Ed.D.
WRKEX: 300 contact hours
Prerequisite/Corequisite: GIS 135
Associate Degree Applicable
Lecture: 36 contact hours
Lab: 54 contact hours
Departmental Recommendation: ECON 208 or STAT C1000 or STAT C1000H or PSYC 105 and ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H
Associate Degree Applicable
Transfers to both UC/CSU
C-ID: GEOG 150
Lecture: 36 contact hours
Lab: 54 contact hours
Departmental Recommendation: ECON 208 or STAT C1000 or STAT C1000H or PSYC 105 and ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H
Associate Degree Applicable
Transfers to both UC/CSU
C-ID: GEOG 155
Lecture: 36 contact hours
Lab: 54 contact hours
Prerequisite: GEOG 130 or GIS 130
Associate Degree Applicable
Transfers to both UC/CSU
Lecture: 36 contact hours
Lab: 54 contact hours
Prerequisite: GEOG 130 or GIS 130
Associate Degree Applicable
Transfers to CSU only
Lecture: 36 contact hours
Lab: 54 contact hours
Prerequisite: GEOG 130 or GIS 130
Associate Degree Applicable
Transfers to CSU only
Lecture: 36 contact hours
Lab: 54 contact hours
Prerequisite: GIS 135
Associate Degree Applicable
Transfers to CSU only
DIR: 54 contact hours
Prerequisite: GEOG 130 or GIS 130
Associate Degree Applicable
Transfers to CSU only