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Student Stories

“Don’t miss this great opportunity to learn and improve your resume! The skills you will develop are relevant to many disciplines. In fact, these GIS skills will likely become proficiencies that you regularly employ. I’m grateful WVU provides this tract and hope others will consider taking advantage of it as well.”

Matt Oliver

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
GIS and Spatial Analysis graduate certificate, Class of 2019

My time at Davis College was pivotal for my career and expanded my skill set in both economics and GIS. I had amazing professors and advisors who taught me, encouraged me, and challenged me to do and become better.

Quinn Townsend

Policy Manager at Alaska Policy Forum

MS in Resource Economics and Management and GIS and Spatial Analysis graduate certificate, 2020

What I loved most about the program were my professors and other faculty. The professors challenged us but were there for help when we needed it. Classes were both fun and at times challenging, but at the end of the day, the final deliverable was incredibly rewarding. GIS opens the door to so many possibilities. It led me to a dream job with a dream team with the State Office of Broadband developing broadband for our Mountain State.

Jamie Hoffman

West Virginia broadband planning commission

GIS and Spatial Analysis graduate certificate

I found the classes to be fascinating and could see all the potential that this program has. You learn a lot of skills that you will actually use in your career and it opens you up to so many new professional connections. I am so glad that I took the additional courses to receive my certificate. That has been the star feature on my resume when applying to jobs.It is never overlooked by the employers!

Kelly Kulp

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources

GIS and Spatial Analysis graduate certificate