Surveying · North Carolina
North Carolina colleges that awarded Surveying credentials
5 colleges in North Carolina reported conferring Surveying credentials to the federal IPEDS collection in 2024-25, and every one of them also awarded in the year before. 4 awarded a degree, and 1 awarded only a certificate. That is a record of credentials already awarded, not confirmation that a program is currently admitting.
Colleges and what they awarded
Largest first by credentials conferred in 2024-25. That order measures the size of the graduating class and nothing else: it is not a ranking, and the largest entry is often a certificate provider rather than the strongest degree program. The credential is labelled on every row for exactly that reason.
| College | Credentials awarded | Highest level |
|---|---|---|
| Wake Technical Community College | 66 | Degree |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College | 21 | Degree |
| Sandhills Community College | 11 | Degree |
| Central Piedmont Community College | 7 | Certificate only |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College | 3 | Degree |
Looking for Surveying programs in North Carolina? This page lists every college that reported awarding Surveying credentials to the federal government in 2024-25 — 5 of them — with the credential level each one awarded. That is a record of credentials conferred, not a confirmation that a college is currently admitting students, so confirm current availability with the college before it changes where you apply.
How much of this field is in North Carolina
- Credentials awarded
- 108
- Share of U.S. total
- 9.8%
- Colleges awarding it
- 5
- Awarding a degree
- 4
North Carolina colleges conferred 108 Surveying credentials in 2024-25, which is 9.8% of the 1,100 conferred across the 37 U.S. jurisdictions reporting any. Of the 5 colleges here, 4 awarded a degree and 1 awarded only a certificate. These counts measure the size of graduating classes, not program quality, and not how many students are currently enrolled.
What level those credentials were
- Certificates: 61%, 66 credentials.
- Associate: 39%, 42 credentials.
Most Surveying credentials awarded in North Carolina were certificates. That is 13 percentage points more weighted toward certificates than the field nationally, where they are 48% of credentials. A certificate is a different credential from a degree, not a lesser one, and the level a program awards is set by the program rather than by the student.
We measured how much this varies nationwide, and for most fields the credential level is set by the field rather than the state: is your major a certificate or a degree?
How concentrated it is. The single college with the largest reported graduating class in this field accounted for 61% of North Carolina’s Surveying credentials. Most of the state’s activity in this field sits at one institution, which is worth knowing if it is not somewhere you can attend.
What this evidence does and does not prove
This lists colleges that reported conferring credentials in this field to the federal IPEDS completions collection, in both 2023-24 and 2024-25. It does not confirm that any of them is currently admitting students to the program, and a college can appear here after deciding to close it. Confirm with the institution before it affects where you apply.
How this list was built
From the U.S. Department of Education IPEDS completions collection, matched to each college on its exact federal program classification. A college appears only if it conferred credentials in both 2023-24 and 2024-25, which is what separates a running program from one that has already closed.
This page exists because its list of colleges is materially different from that of every closely related field in North Carolina — the fields a reader could otherwise mistake it for, such as two engineering disciplines, or nursing and practical nursing. Where a related field resolves to the same colleges, the second page would be the first one with its title changed, and CampusPin does not publish it. Sharing colleges with an unrelated field is different, and not a reason to withhold the page: in most states the same colleges award business, psychology and biology alike, which says something about the colleges rather than about the fields. We measured exactly how often that happens, and published the result: does choosing a major narrow your college list?
What Surveying graduates go on to do
Occupations the federal CIP–SOC crosswalk associates with Surveying, ordered by projected annual openings. National figures: openings and pay do not vary by where you studied, and the crosswalk describes related fields rather than a required or guaranteed path.
| Occupation | Median pay | Openings / yr | Most entrants hold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surveying and Mapping Technicians | $51,940 | 7,600 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Surveyors | $72,740 | 3,900 | Bachelor's degree |
| Drafters, All Other | $62,010 | 1,300 | Associate's degree |
| Cartographers and Photogrammetrists | $78,380 | 1,000 | Bachelor's degree |
Crosswalk: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), CIP 2020 to SOC 2018. Pay and projections: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024 wages, Employment Projections). “Most entrants hold” is what BLS observes about people already in the occupation, not a legal requirement, an admission rule, or a guarantee of entry. Projected openings are a projection, not jobs promised.
Questions about Surveying in North Carolina
- How many colleges in North Carolina awarded Surveying credentials?
- 5 colleges in North Carolina reported conferring Surveying credentials to the federal IPEDS completions collection in 2024-25, 4 of them a degree rather than only a certificate. Together they awarded 108 credentials in the fields covered.
- Does this mean these colleges currently offer Surveying?
- Not necessarily. Completions record credentials already awarded, so they confirm a program ran and graduated students. They do not confirm it is still admitting. Every college here also awarded in the prior year, which makes a closed program less likely, but confirm directly with the institution before it affects where you apply.
- Is a college missing from this list?
- Possibly. A new program with no graduates yet does not appear, and CampusPin matches the federal classification exactly rather than guessing, so a college filing under a neighbouring code is absent. Absence is never evidence a program does not exist.