Nova Scotia Community College offers Cert in Survey Technician, a certificate in Civil Engineering & Construction programme in Halifax, Canada. The programme runs for 1 year. Tuition for international students is CAD 13,505 per year (CAD 3,800 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Civil Engineering & Construction
Duration: 1 year
Local tuition: CAD 3,800 / year
International tuition: CAD 13,505 / year
We have no an application deadline on record for this programme yet — see the official programme page.
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Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Survey Technician at Nova Scotia Community College is a one-year certificate program that introduces students to measuring spatial data, including height, distance, angles, and coordinates, and using that data to define and map the physical world. Students spend up to half of their class time in the field, working in teams with instruments such as levels, total stations, and satellite-based positioning systems, and learn to process, analyze, and present data using surveying software, computer-aided drafting, and geographic information systems. Instruction takes place at NSCC's Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS), a dedicated geomatics-focused campus, and the program is accredited by Technology Accreditation Canada. A mandatory field experience course of about five weeks gives students practical exposure outside the classroom, and the program is eligible for a co-op placement after year one for students accepted into the Geomatics Engineering Technology program. The program begins each September; graduates are not eligible for a Post-Graduation Work Permit.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Nova Scotia Community College requires a High School Graduation Diploma or equivalent for this programme; no additional Grade 12 subject prerequisites are published. International applicants' diploma equivalency and English language requirements vary by country, and the programme defers to the institution-wide proficiency standard: IELTS Academic minimum 6.0 on each band, TOEFL iBT 80 overall, Duolingo English Test 115 overall with no subscore below 95, CAEL Band 60, CanTest 4.5 average, or PTE Academic 55, or an exemption.
