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Developing a GIS program for workforce
development at Foothill College
A Case Study in Envisioning the Future.
Christopher DiLeonardo, Ph.D. Earth Space
Sciences De Anza College
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The Potential of GIS
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The Potential of GIS
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Evolution of a Program
NSF Funded CCITT Project links 12 Community
Colleges across the country affiliated with NASA
Research Sites. Project focused on the
integration of image processing and GIS
technology in 2-year-college curriculum. Partners
included Colleges, NASA Research Centers and
industry partners including ESRI. Grant from
Foothill-De Anza Vocational Education Office to
explore the Need for GIS Program at Foothill.
Presentation by DiLeonardo and ESRI to Foothill
Administration. Fall 2000 Alison Lenkeit Meezon,
M.S. hired to develop a GIS program within the
Geography Department at Foothill
College. Certificate Programs approved at
Foothill College.
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Certificate Programs
Certificate of Achievement for Geographic
Information Systems Analyst (36units) Career
Certificate inGeographic Information Systems (21
units)
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Certificate of Achievement for Geographic
Information Systems Analyst (36units)
About this Certificate This certificate prepares
you for a career as a GIS technician. This
certificate will prepare you to apply for entry
level jobs in GIS. Required Courses (25
units) GEOG12 - Introduction to Geographic
Information Systems (4 units) GEOG52 -
Advanced Geographic Information Systems (4
units) GEOG54AB - Seminar in Specalized
Applicatons of Geographic Information Systems (4
units) GEOG58 - Remote Sensing and Digital
Image Processing (3 units) GEOG 59 -
Cartography, Map Presentation and Design (2
units) GEOG 36Y - GIS Internship(3 units)
CIS52B - Introduction to Oracle SQL (5 units)
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Certificate of Achievement for Geographic
Information Systems Analyst (36units)
About this Certificate This certificate prepares
you for a career as a GIS technician. This
certificate will prepare you to apply for entry
level jobs in GIS. Support Courses (5 units)One
of the following coursesCOIN61 - Publishing on
the Web Using HTML/XHTML (5 units)CIS27A -
Computer Science I Java (5 units)CIS12A -
Introduction to Visual Basic (5 units)
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Certificate of Achievement for Geographic
Information Systems Analyst (36units)
About this Certificate This certificate prepares
you for a career as a GIS technician. This
certificate will prepare you to apply for entry
level jobs in GIS. Focus Area Courses (6
units)Each student should select a focus area in
which he/she will specalize in the applications
of GIS. Six (6) units of course work in this area
are required. Students may petition to have a
Focus Area not listed below. Each focus area
below links to Focus Area courses offered at
Foothill. Agriculture/Ornamental Horticulture,
Anthropology, Biology, Business, Economics,
Geography, Geology (De Anza), History, Political
Science, Psychology, Real Estate, Sociology
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Career Certificate inGeographic Information
Systems (21 units)
About this CertificateThis certificate prepares
you to use GIS as a supporting tool in your
discipline. This certificate can be scaled up to
a Certificate of Achievement for GIS Analyst with
the addition of 15 units (see below). Required
Courses (15 units) GEOG12 - Introduction to
Geographic Information Systems (4 units) GEOG52
- Advanced Geographic Information Systems (4
units)GEOG54A - Seminar in Specalized
Applicatons of Geographic Information Systems (2
units)GEOG58 - Remote Sensing and Digital Image
Processing (3 units) GEOG 59 - Cartography, Map
Presentation and Design (2 units)
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Career Certificate inGeographic Information
Systems (21 units)
About this CertificateThis certificate prepares
you to use GIS as a supporting tool in your
discipline. This certificate can be scaled up to
a Certificate of Achievement for GIS Analyst with
the addition of 15 units (see below). Focus Area
Courses (6 units)Each student should select a
focus area in which he/she will specalize in the
applications of GIS. Six (6) units of course work
in this area are required. Students may petition
to have a Focus Area not listed below. Each focus
area below links to Focus Area courses offered at
Foothill. Agriculture/Ornamental Horticulture,
Anthropology, Biology, Business, Economics,
Geography, Geology (De Anza), History, Political
Science, Psychology, Real Estate, Sociology
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Certificate Programs

• Certificate of Achievement for Geographic
  Information Systems Analyst (36units)
• Career Certificate inGeographic Information
  Systems (21 units)
• beginning Summer 2011
• GeoTechnology Certificate (8 units)
• Web Mapping Certificate (9 units)

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Developing a GIS program for workforce
development at Foothill College
A Case Study in Envisioning the Future.
Christopher DiLeonardo, Ph.D. Earth Space
Sciences De Anza College