<p>Hello,</p>
<pre><code> I have just completed my first year of college, majoring in mechanical engineering. I have a solid GPA. Although things went okay this year, I have realized that I really would like to be at a catholic, conservative college to further develop my faith and knowledge and grow more spiritually. I am Roman Catholic and would like to keep mechanical engineering (or a similar engineering major). I live in New York, so I would probably go to college as far south as Virgina and as far west as maybe the eastern side of Ohio.
I understand that Franciscan University in Ohio has engineering this coming fall (2013), which i was so happy to hear! ..but sadly as a transfer student they would not support sophomore, junior, or senior engineering yet, because it is just beginning this coming year.
I have been looking into The Catholic University of America because they have engineering and well, they are obviously Catholic...I had my doubts though as to just how Catholic they are but it seems they have been making moves in the right direction lately (going back to single sex dorms, etc.).
I have been looking into so many colleges and have done a lot of research and I just need some ideas and knowledge for other people, so thank you ahead of time!
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<p>Benedictine College (not university)
They are in the newman’s guide for top Catholic schools true to the fatih. They have a great Engineering program.
However it is in Kansas. </p>
<p>[Engineering</a> | Benedictine College](<a href=“http://www.benedictine.edu/engineering]Engineering”>School of Engineering | Benedictine College)
[Benedictine</a> College - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedictine_College]Benedictine”>Benedictine College - Wikipedia)</p>
<p>it is ABET accreddiated. So that is a plus that Stubenville will not have</p>
<p>@marybee333</p>
<p>Thank you! A great college that I have looked into, but unfortunately it’s a bit to far for me :/</p>
<p>@kypdurron</p>
<p>I don’t think I’ve come across this college yet! It looks great, but is a bit far…I’ll have to look into it more. </p>
<p>Do you (or anyone else!) have views on Catholic University of America?? I’m really interested in what other people think and know about it…and any more suggestions are welcomed and appreciated!</p>
<p>You want Catholic universities that are conservative.
The newman guide (Card. Newman Society) Lists the top conservative catholic colleges. They have a review on each that is in depth. CUA is featured on it,
[Recommended</a> Colleges](<a href=“http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/TheNewmanGuide/RecommendedColleges.aspx]Recommended”>The Cardinal Newman Society)</p>
<p>Villanova definitely.</p>
<p>Sorry to say but Marquette is not “Conservative” as it recently came on fire for trying to host this:
[Young</a> America’s Foundation](<a href=“http://www.yaf.org/femsex-exposed.aspx]Young”>http://www.yaf.org/femsex-exposed.aspx)</p>
<p>I know that this thread is almost a year old, but think this could still be helpful to some people.</p>
<p>Catholic University Of America is about as conservative as a medium or large university can be expected to be. It is one of only two colleges in the U.S. which is an official Pontifical college; meaning that it has official endorsement from the Vatican (the only other college is mostly a seminary, The Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio which is very small). CUA has a very good engineering department which is ABET accredited. So, yes, a very good choice for conservative Catholics who want to major in engineering.</p>
<p>St. Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania might be even more conservative. A small liberal arts college. SVC offers an “engineering science” degree, but also has a 3/2 program where you attend SVC for three years before transferring to either Catholic University of America, or Penn State, or University of Pittsburgh to complete a full fledged engineering major. Considering that most engineering students take almost five years to get a degree anyway, this is a good option because you end up with two bachelor’s degrees from two colleges. The BA from SVC would be in math (and also includes a minor in physics). See about it here: <a href=“http://www.stvincent.edu/academics/math-engineering/”>http://www.stvincent.edu/academics/math-engineering/</a></p>
<p>Marquette is split. The students are rather conservative, but the administration is quite liberal. It is run by Jesuits, which as a whole is quite liberal these days. Jesuits also run Georgetown but it barely has any Catholic flavor. Strong academically, but weak “Catholically.” Very good engineering school. Also ABET accredited. If you are conservative, do not go to a Jesuit college before making a thorough investigation. A few are conservative, but most are very liberal.</p>
<p>Notre Dame, as a whole, represents the entire spectrum of liberal and conservative Catholicism in the U.S. It is clearly Catholic with 85% of students being Catholic, and 50% of professors being Catholic. Both students and faculty are a mixed bag of conservative and liberal. Personally, I think ND is still the best choice for students who can gain admission. Academics are amazingly good, and the friction between conservatives and liberals is very stimulating. Never a dull moment.</p>