History: The first U.S. National Surveyors Week was proclaimed by Ronald Reagan in 1984.
History: Penn State Wilkes-Barre (then called the Penn State Department of Engineering Extension) began offering surveying courses in 1916.
History: In 1957, the two-year Surveying Technology program at Penn State Wilkes-Barre was approved, the only one of its type in Pennsylvania.
History: In 1994 Penn State Wilkes-Barre received authorization to offer a baccalaureate degree in Surveying, which later became Surveying Engineering. At the same time, the Surveying associate’s degree became Surveying Engineering Technology.
Today: Penn State Wilkes-Barre is the only location in the Commonwealth offering an accredited bachelor’s degree program in Surveying Engineering (one of only a handful in the entire United States).