<p>aright so this is my 2nd year at a California community college (ccc) and i just recently changed my major to a aerospace engineer (1st year of college i was a Biology major)</p>
<p>just wanted to know what good Colleges that i could transfer to (preferably in California, but anywhere is fine) for my major (Aerospace Engineering) and what the average transfer GPA is.</p>
<p>also if there are any programs and such.</p>
<p>any other information about this major would be very appreciated</p>
<p>Cal Poly SLO, Cal Poly Pomona, Cal State Long Beach, UCLA, UCSD, UC Davis, UC Irvine, USC. Look on on each individual admissions website to find the avg. transfer GPA.</p>
<p>Eh, fair enough, though anyone wishing to pursue aerospace would be served in almost any situation just as well by doing mechanical engineering.</p>
<p>Georgia Tech has an excellent aerospace engineering program. If you trust the rankings, sometimes it’s ranked higher than MIT, and is a top 10 and sometimes top 5 school in the field. Average GPA I believe is something between a 2.8 - 3.2, which is a lot of wiggle room I realize but there seems to be some disagreement sometimes with the stats and I’m not really too keen on figuring it out right now. Nevertheless, GT is a tough school.</p>
<p>EDIT: Oops, I didn’t see that you said average transfer GPA. I’m not sure of that, and I’ve never seen the stats on that posted before, but I imagine that it’s rather simple to get into GT with a 3.5+, but you need to make sure you’ve satisfied the transfer requirements (there are certain classes that must be transferrable to GT from your school, like calculus I/II, english I/II, physics I, chemistry I, I believe that’s it but you’ll have to look at the transfer catalog to make sure).</p>
<p>University of Alabama and Auburn both have excellent aerospace engineering programs. And we know quite a few people from California that attend there. Texas A&M also has an excellent aerospace engineering program.</p>
<p>To transfer to GT, he’d need a 3.5-3.6 GPA and would need to have completed certain classes (at least English I and II, Calc I and II, Chem I, and Calculus-based Physics I). GT doesn’t consider SAT scores or high school GPA.</p>
<p>Though, with all of the good colleges in CA for Aerospace, I can’t really see the justification to go out of state unless he’s offered a pretty large scholarship.</p>
<p>I live in SLO and have a couple of friends majoring in aerospace at Cal Poly. They love it, and two out of three of them already have job offers (and they’re only juniors). </p>
<p>Engineering at Poly is pretty prestigious, so it may be hard to get in. I’m sure it’s not as competitive as CalTech, but you certainly need a good record. However, Cal Poly has a ton of pluses to it (more than CalTech in my opinion) - a lot of student variety, strong social life, beautiful town, and a plethora of connections anywhere near the Central Coast. If I didn’t grow up here, it would probably be one of my top choices for college.</p>
<p>As someone else said, you should really further define your preferences so to narrow your list. That being said, California State Polytechnic Univ.-Pomona’s AE program reportedly has very good career placement services. Keep in mind, however, that ME and AE are among the officially “impacted programs” at CPP. That means that unless you live in the university’s designated feeder region, there may not be an available seat for you in the impacted major. The rules may be different for transfer students. Investigate the situation thoroughly.</p>
<p>There are some fine options elsewhere in the country. For example, UMinnesota-Twin Cities with its relatively affordable non-resident tuition. Among state universities with AE Departments and affordable cost, see UAlabama-Tuscaloosa, Kansas U and SUNY University at Buffalo. Colorado U-Boulder has good reputation but they are notorious for frugal financial aid for non-residents. Among private colleges, consider Rochester Institute of Technology, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Washington University-St. Louis and Case Western Reserve University. The privates of course have high tuition costs but those four have a reputation for good financial aid, at least for the incoming Freshman class. Rensalaer Polytechnic Institute is excellent, one of the best, but it’s pricey.</p>