Drone Technology Certificate

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Career Opportunities

The goal of the program is to offer low-cost and experiential based training for individuals who represent a wide range of industry interests. Given that drone technology is cost prohibitive, and FAA requires certification for commercial use, this program would provide an equitable alternative to other fee-based instruction.

The objective of the program is to prepare students to successful pass the FAA certification exam and train students in real life scenarios that reflect industry trends and applications that our existing academic programs represent.

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You can check out our current drone course offerings by reviewing our Class Schedule and searching for "Non-Credit Aviation". If you are new to LPC or have not taken a college class before, it is easy to enroll and if you have any questions, we can help.

Certificate of Completion (Noncredit CDCP)

Drone Photography, Mapping, and Piloting

A Certificate of Completion is a noncredit certificate intended for students who do not need credit for transfer but who wish to obtain the knowledge and preparation of skills needed for entry level positions in the workforce or obtain short-term vocational skills needed for immediate employment.

Students will earn a Certificate of Completion when they complete three of the four courses listed below:

• NAVI 201 Orientation to Drones and Unoccupied Aircraft Systems (UAS)   27 hours
• NAVI 202A Drone Photography and Videography    27 hours
• NAVI 202B Drone Mapping and Survey    27 hours
• NAVI 203 FAA Remote Pilot Certificate Exam Preparation   27 hours

Total hours: 81

COURSE DETAILS

NAVI 201 - Orientation to Drones and Unoccupied Aircraft Systems (UAS)

This is a four-week course designed for students who are seeking an opportunity to gain experience using a UAV. It will benefit a range of experience levels since it has a structured content and varying degrees of difficulty. It will have both a lecture and a lab component with the lecture content delivered online via the Canvas interface. There will be four lab session that will give students hands-on training in three-hour either Friday afternoons or Saturday morning sessions. This short term and hybrid format will minimize scheduling conflicts and allow flexibility for full-time workers.

Lecture Hours 15

Lab Hours: 12 (Four Saturday sessions, each 3 hours in length)

Letter or P/NP

NAVI 202A - Drone Photography and Videography

This course is an introduction to using drones and Unoccupied Aerial
Systems (UAS) to capture and process digital imagery. It will cover pre-
flight planning, in-flight choreography, and post processing workflows.
An emphasis is developing skills for entry-level positions using drones for
commercial photography and videography. This is a creative starting point
to using drones in multiple disciplines and careers. It involves a structured,
exercise based, and hands-on laboratory component.

Lecture Hours 15

Lab Hours: 12 (Four Saturday sessions, each 3 hours in length)

Letter or P/NP

NAVI 202B - Drone Mapping and Survey

This course introduces students to using drones for mapping and remote
sensing applications. It will focus on pre-flight planning, data capture,
and post-processing stages of common remote sensing data (RBG,
Multispectral, Thermal, and LIDAR). Emphasis is developing post-processing
skills for commercial projects with exposure to the craft of report writing,
cartography, data interpretation, and presentation. This is a starting
point for using drones in multiple and careers trajectories. It involves a
structured, exercise based, and hands-on laboratory component.

Lecture Hours 15

Lab Hours: 12 (Four Saturday sessions, each 3 hours in length)

Letter or P/NP

NAVI 203 - FAA Remote Pilot Certificate Exam Preparation

This course prepares students to pass the FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate exam. It will focus on the main sections of the exam including: the basic flight operations, the legal and ethical frameworks, safety considerations, airspace classification, operating requirements, flight restrictions and the effects of weather on a Drone's Performance.

Lecture Hours 27 (Online)

Letter or P/NP

SHORT TERM

These courses are 4 to 6 weeks in length.

• NAVI 201/202 are HYBRID with an online lecture (15 hours) and in-person lab (12 hours) component that would be taught in Four 3-hour Saturday sessions.
• NAVI 203 is completely online for 6 weeks.