Welcome
Interested in learning Geographic Information Systems (GIS)? Austin Community College (ACC) offers 11 GIS courses, two GIS certificates and an Associate of Applied Science degree.
Classroom
Take advantage of hands-on professional instruction during lecture and lab at our ACC Riverside and Highland Campuses.
Hybrid & HyFlex
Personal instruction with online flexibility - hybrid courses combine our classroom and online experience.
Online
Can't make it to campus? No problem. We offer our flexible online courses that allow you to focus on the curriculum, not the commute.
Courses
Our program starts with basic principles and techniques of GIS then progresses to performing sophisticated analyses.
Faculty
Our GIS Faculty are GIS Professionals with real-world experience in several industries across public and private sectors.
Support
Our tutors and computer labs are great educational resources for students and are available on campus and online.
Committee
Our program and curriculum are shaped by Austin's GIS leaders.
Software
Each GIS course teaches the GIS technology professionals use.
Careers
Our graduates work for a diverse group of public and private sector employers.
Learn GIS
Take our GISC 1411 Introduction to GIS course and GISC 2420 Intermediate GIS course to master basic geospatial concepts and analyses using ESRI’s ArcGIS Desktop software. Apply credit from these courses toward a GIS Certificate or Degree. Approximately $350 per course for students with in-district residency.
GIS Level I Certificate
Complete our 1-year workforce certificate designed for:
New students seeking skills they need for an entry-level GIS Tech job; or
Existing GIS professionals seeking to update or expand their skills
GIS Level I Courses:
GISC 1411 Intro to GIS
GISC 1479 Intro to Geospatial Data
GISC 1491 Intro to Map Design and Use
GISC 2420 Intermediate GIS
GISC 2401 Data Acquisition and Analysis
GISC 2164 Capstone
Approximately $1,700 for students with in-district residency. See our program map for more information.
GIS Level II Certificate
Complete our 2-year workforce certificate designed for:
New students seeking skills they need for an entry-level GIS Analyst job; or
Existing GIS professionals seeking to update or expand their skills
All GIS Level I Courses, plus these GIS Level II Courses:
GISC 2250 Scripting for GIS
GISC 2231 Advanced Problems in GIS
GISC 1421 Intro to Raster-Based GIS
GISC 2435 Programming for GIS
GISC 2459 Web-Served GIS
Elective1
Approximately $3,400 for students with in-district residency. See our program map for more information.
1 One of the following: COSC 1336 Programming Fundamentals, DFTG 1405 Intro to Technical Drafting, ENGL 2311 Technical & Business Writing, GEOG 1301 Intro to Physical Geography, or SRVY 1301 Intro to Surveying.
Associate of Applied Science
Complete our 2-year workforce degree designed for:
New students seeking skills they need for an entry-level GIS job; and
Students wanting to transfer 30% of their course credit to a 4-year public college or university in Texas
All GIS Level I and Level II Courses, plus these Core Curriculum Courses:
ENGL 1301 English Composition I
GEOG 1301 Introduction to Physical Geography
ENGL 2311 Technical and Business Writing
PHIL 2306 Ethics
MATH 1342 Elementary Statistics
SPCH 1311 Introduction to Speech Communication
Approximately $5,440 for students with in-district residency. See our program map for more information.
Contacts
Jennifer Black, Program Assistant, GIS Department at jennifer.black@austincc.edu
Sean Moran, GIS Professor at smoran@austincc.edu
Sally Holl, GIS Associate Professor at sally.holl@austincc.edu
Stephanie Long, GIS Professor at stephanie.long@austincc.edu
Daniel Waktola, Ph.D., Geography & GIS Professor at daniel.waktola@austincc.edu
Jeffrey Muhammad, GIS Department Chair at jmuhamma@austincc.edu
The GIS Department is located within the Design, Manufacturing, Construction, and Applied Technologies (DMC&AT) Area of Study (AoS).
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