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Las Positas College

Drone Technology Program

 

Photography, Mapping, and Piloting

Welcome to the exciting drone technology program. Together we will prepare you to plan, fly, and produce professional quality drone images. No prior experience is necessary. This is a hands-on program where you will quickly learn to operate aircraft adeptly within an ethical and safe frame of mind.

Flying at the Campus Hill Vineyard

(Photo by Kseniya Bulavko 2022)

Broad Uses and Applications

Drone technology is one of the fastest growing emergent technologies which will become a defining feature of this century. Our program is diverse and is represented by various disciplines. In this manner we hope to capture your interest and you can flourish.

  • Photography
  • Entertainment
  • Journalism
  • Marketing
  • Public Safety (Search & Rescue)
  • Agricultural
  • Industrial Inspections
  • Land Survey/Geography/Geology
  • Archaeology
  • Land Use and Environmental Studies
  • Software Developers

Job Market

Goldman Sachs – InfoGraphic & Research Report (2016)

“Drones: Reporting for Work”

Goldman Sach report pie chart of a industry applications for drones

Goldman Sach report pie chart of a 13 billion dollar drone industry