Editor's note: This story is part of a series about the Class of 2028 based on a survey conducted by The Chronicle in March and April 2025. Read the rest of our survey coverage here. The Chronicle is ...

If someone surveyed the job market for in-demand professions in Kentucky, they would learn there is a high demand for people with skills to survey for various construction and real estate projects.

“What’s the point of a survey course?” I’m not sure who asks that question more often — the students who have to take the class or the instructors who have to teach it. It’s no secret that most ...