{"id":2,"date":"2020-02-17T16:38:15","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T16:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-11-06T21:41:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T21:41:07","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2945 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/02\/valerie-v-8CACa5kjqMM-unsplash-scaled-e1707413951339-300x238.jpg?resize=300%2C238&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/02\/valerie-v-8CACa5kjqMM-unsplash-scaled-e1707413951339.jpg?resize=300%2C238&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/02\/valerie-v-8CACa5kjqMM-unsplash-scaled-e1707413951339.jpg?resize=1024%2C814&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/02\/valerie-v-8CACa5kjqMM-unsplash-scaled-e1707413951339.jpg?resize=768%2C610&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/02\/valerie-v-8CACa5kjqMM-unsplash-scaled-e1707413951339.jpg?resize=1536%2C1220&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/02\/valerie-v-8CACa5kjqMM-unsplash-scaled-e1707413951339.jpg?w=1980&amp;ssl=1 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u00a0Discover The World Through Geography Courses<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Welcome to the dynamic world of geography at Austin Community College, where curiosity meets exploration. Our geography courses are designed to unravel the intracicies of the world around us, providing a comprehensive understanding of landscapes, cultures, and the interconnectedness of global phehnomena.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">From delving into Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and spatial analysis to exploring environmental sustainability and human geography, our courses offer a diverse and engaging curriculum.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><span class=\"geo__double__button\"><button class=\"button-61\" role=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/courses\/\">Courses<\/a><\/button> <button class=\"button-61\" role=\"button\"><a style=\"color: white\" href=\"https:\/\/admissions.austincc.edu\/new-student-application\/\">Apply Now<\/a><\/button><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Discover The World Through Geography Courses Welcome to the dynamic world of geography at Austin Community College, where curiosity meets exploration. Our geography courses are designed to unravel the intracicies of the world around us, providing a comprehensive understanding of landscapes, cultures, and the interconnectedness of global phehnomena. From delving into Geographic Information Systems (GIS) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":95,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"layouts":[{"acf_fc_layout":"four_column_cards","heading":"Our Courses","column_1":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2966 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/02\/nasa-_SFJhRPzJHs-unsplash-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/02\/nasa-_SFJhRPzJHs-unsplash.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/02\/nasa-_SFJhRPzJHs-unsplash.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>GEOG 2470 \u2013 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"button-61\" href=\"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/courses\/#GEOG-2470\">More Info<\/a><\/p>\n","column_2":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3061 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/03\/kyle-glenn-va80jk-OY2w-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/03\/kyle-glenn-va80jk-OY2w-unsplash.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/03\/kyle-glenn-va80jk-OY2w-unsplash.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, 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src=\"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/03\/4671581511_f522ed2180_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/03\/4671581511_f522ed2180_b.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/03\/4671581511_f522ed2180_b.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/03\/4671581511_f522ed2180_b.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/03\/4671581511_f522ed2180_b.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>GEOG 1302 \u2013 Human Geography<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a class=\"button-61\" href=\"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/courses\/#GEOG-1302\">More Info<\/a><\/p>\n","column_4":"","background":"Color","background_color":"#4d1979","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"light","id":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"four_column_cards","heading":"","column_1":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3064 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/03\/12521.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/03\/12521.png?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/03\/12521.png?resize=300%2C275&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/03\/12521.png?resize=768%2C703&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>GEOG 1303 \u2013 World and Regional Geography\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a class=\"button-61\" href=\"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/courses\/#GEOG-1303\">More Info<\/a><\/p>\n","column_2":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3221 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/09\/austin-distel-rxpThOwuVgE-unsplash-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/09\/austin-distel-rxpThOwuVgE-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/09\/austin-distel-rxpThOwuVgE-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, 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Info<\/a><\/p>\n","column_3":"","column_4":"","background":"Color","background_color":"#4d1979","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"light","id":"geog-page-2cards"},{"acf_fc_layout":"four_column_cards","heading":"Student Projects","column_1":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/austincc.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/MapJournal\/index.html?appid=f8c7003ed35c40dfbdbc241d28ea92de\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2970\" src=\"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-28-at-4.15.31-PM-300x260.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-28-at-4.15.31-PM.png?resize=300%2C260&amp;ssl=1 300w, 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href=\"https:\/\/austincc.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/MapJournal\/index.html?appid=15c6c2ac365043cfb5c1c320ecdcc34b\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2971\" src=\"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-28-at-4.16.54-PM-300x273.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-28-at-4.16.54-PM.png?resize=300%2C273&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-28-at-4.16.54-PM.png?resize=768%2C700&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-28-at-4.16.54-PM.png?w=1016&amp;ssl=1 1016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"title\" style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/austincc.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/MapJournal\/index.html?appid=15c6c2ac365043cfb5c1c320ecdcc34b\"><strong>Central Texas BBQ<\/strong><\/a><\/h1>\n","column_3":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/austincc.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/MapJournal\/index.html?appid=521e45bded0f4cf99680b9095a20458c\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2972\" src=\"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-28-at-4.22.05-PM-300x279.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-28-at-4.22.05-PM.png?resize=300%2C279&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-28-at-4.22.05-PM.png?w=699&amp;ssl=1 699w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"title\" style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/austincc.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/MapJournal\/index.html?appid=521e45bded0f4cf99680b9095a20458c\"><strong>Wisdom of the Bees<\/strong><\/a><\/h1>\n","column_4":"","background":"Color","background_color":"#FFFFFF","background_gradient":{"gradient_start":"","gradient_end":""},"background_image":false,"text_mode":"dark","id":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"one_column","heading":"Careers in Geography","column_1":"<div class=\"card-horizontal\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3048 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/03\/firosnv-photography-1wBmbnvv4TE-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/03\/firosnv-photography-1wBmbnvv4TE-unsplash.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/03\/firosnv-photography-1wBmbnvv4TE-unsplash.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<h2><strong>Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Produce data layers, maps, tables, or reports, using spatial analysis procedures or Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology, equipment, or systems.<\/li>\n<li>Design or prepare graphic representations of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data, using GIS hardware or software applications.<\/li>\n<li>Provide technical expertise in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology to clients or users.<\/li>\n<li>Perform computer programming, data analysis, or software development for Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applications, including the maintenance of existing systems or research and development for future enhancements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-horizontal\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3047 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/03\/thisisengineering-raeng-hoivM01c-vg-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/03\/thisisengineering-raeng-hoivM01c-vg-unsplash.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/03\/thisisengineering-raeng-hoivM01c-vg-unsplash.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<h2><strong>Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Calculate dimensions, square footage, profile and component specifications, and material quantities, using calculator or computer.<\/li>\n<li>Read and review project blueprints and structural specifications to determine dimensions of structure or system and material requirements.<\/li>\n<li>Draft detailed dimensional drawings and design layouts for projects to ensure conformance to specifications.<\/li>\n<li>Confer with supervisor to determine project details such as plan preparation, acceptance testing, and evaluation of field conditions.<\/li>\n<li>Analyze proposed site factors and design maps, graphs, tracings, and diagrams to illustrate findings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-horizontal\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3049 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/liberalarts.austincc.edu\/geography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/03\/linus-mimietz-anFAfK6Wv84-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" 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