After a multiyear effort that included a rigorous application process, some pushback from state institutions and other challenges, Santiago Canyon College is offering its first-ever baccalaureate program.

Starting in 2027, SCC will offer a bachelor of science degree in digital infrastructure and location sciences.

The curriculum, which builds on the college’s existing certificate and associate’s degree programs in land surveying, is designed to equip students with foundational skills in construction surveying, remote sensing, plane surveying, construction surveying and geographic information systems, said Mark Counts, an adjunct professor in SCC’s Surveying-Mapping Sciences department...READ MORE