Anyone know any good engineering colleges?

[kmac32]

University of Illinois is known for its engineering college

[nolemmings]

Purdue as well.

[drcy]

Beyond the obvious private schools (Cal Tech, Cornell, MIT, Princeton), most of the big state schools offer overall solid and broad-range engineering programs. U of Illinois to U of Iowa, Indiana, Texas Tech, Ohio State, North Carolina to Iowa State. State schools like U of Michigan, Illinois, Cal-Berkely rank up their with Stanford.

In short, getting into a big state school is a great start for a normal person, from U of Texas to Northern Illinois. Clearly, if you get a full scholarship to Princeton you're doing okay

For the record, my dad was an engineering professor at the U of Michigan, which probably ranks top 5 overall, and he's high on state schools. He got his Ph.d. from the University of Minnesota. Though my dad grew up in a blue collar middle class family-- his dad was a train worker-- and would say sending your kid to U of Wisconsin or Virginia was just as good as sending him to Yale. As an engineer, he was practical about things. Of course, back when he was a professor, state schools were affordable. Often different today.

There are only a few MITs and Stanfords in the world, but there are a lot of reputable and decent engineering colleges for the normal guy-- perhaps one in state.

Also, my dad retired numerous years ago and spends most his time now doing crossword puzzles, working in the yard and walking his dog. Engineering rankings is about last on his mind.

[TUM301]

UMASS Lowell, solid programs. State school that`s not nearly as expensive as the bigger names with a very good rep. Campus located in a fairly large city, Lowell about 130,000, that offers a well rounded student life and still is only about 30 min drive to Boston. Worth a look for anyone interested in the eng. fields. Good Luck P S other pluses include numerous sports teams and a rather large amount of coeds in the educational programs .

[steve B]

Originally Posted by TUM301

UMASS Lowell, solid programs. State school that`s not nearly as expensive as the bigger names with a very good rep. Campus located in a fairly large city, Lowell about 130,000, that offers a well rounded student life and still is only about 30 min drive to Boston. Worth a look for anyone interested in the eng. fields. Good Luck P S other pluses include numerous sports teams and a rather large amount of coeds in the educational programs .

Totally spaced on them. They're about 10 blocks away from me too.

I have a friend who went, solid school with good connections to companies with local offices.

I went to Northeastern, also good, and eventually Waterbury state tech (Since absorbed into the community college they shared a campus with) I was primarily in a program for CAD/CAM that started in 84, but we learned a lot of general engineering. Probably not enough for certification, but more than enough to handle the technical end of things when I was doing industrial work. The guy I worked for was an old school mechanic, and extremely good at it. But I'd sometimes have to translate between "MIT English" and "Mechanic English"

If you've got anywhere near the grades, at least apply to MIT. You'll get a chance at a lot of very cutting edge stuff.

Also, College is very much a DIY education. The profs and assistants are there to give you information, but it's more up to you to learn it than it is now.

Steve B

[itjclarke]

If you're willing to consider the west coast, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very good school for engineering and architecture. Of course if you're in a CA resident it's a much better deal. I studied mechanical engineering there in the mid-late '90's and my tuition was a ridiculously low $750 quarter. They also have a pretty good baseball team if you'd like to try and play college ball.

[canjond]

Clarkson University grad as well. Started off as an aeronautical engineer, but found my way into law.