Article: BACK ON TRACK.(surveying degree program at Metropolitan State College, Denver, Colorado)

How the only surveying program in Colorado made a comeback.

As recently as six years ago, Colorado was on the brink of losing its only surveying and mapping degree program. Metropolitan State College of Denver (MSCD) had made the decision to no longer admit students into the program; it was attracting fewer and fewer candidates and not meeting the needs of the industry in general. The program was--in a sense--sentenced to die.

It was at that time that the Professional Land Surveyors of Colorado (PLSC) decided to take action. The society realized that the local surveying industry needed a source of newly educated employees, especially at a time when ...

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