Hands on Engineering Programs

College Search & Selection
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Looking for a program that gets students into more project and hands on. I looked at SLU and they state that their goal is to get students to build things as early as freshman. Also prefer schools that have minimal English/Liberal arts requirements.

Any other good alternatives? Not able to get into selective schools. Schools like SLU and Loyola Marymount are good matches.

Thanks
Looking for a program that gets students into more project and hands on. I looked at SLU and they state that their goal is to get students to build things as early as freshman. Also prefer schools that have minimal English/Liberal arts requirements.

Any other good alternatives? Not able to get into selective schools. Schools like SLU and Loyola Marymount are good matches.

Thanks

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Check out Clarkson. SPEED - Undergraduate Engineering Project Teams | Clarkson

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Places like Milwaukee School of Engineering may interest you

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Sounds like Cal Poly SLO may be too reachy, but Cal Poly Pomona is worth a look if you’re looking at SoCal schools.

SD Mines is very hands-on, and very affordable as well. “Our programs emphasize hands-on learning in maker spaces and labs that feature the same equipment you’ll use on the job. Break things. Build things. Then get paid to do it professionally.” Points of Pride

Michigan Tech is another that could be worth looking at. On the private side, in addition to Clarkson, consider Rose-Hulman and WPI.

Looks like RHIT is planning to offer their Operation Catapult summer program this year - that’s a good way to test-drive their brand of hands-on learning: Operation Catapult Costs & Dates | Rose-Hulman

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Keterring… This is their whole game…

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They are all about hands on. Just read the description

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Look at the sample four year schedules for the desired majors to see if introductory engineering design courses are included early in the curriculum.

All ABET-accredited engineering major bachelor’s degree programs will have general education requirements, as this is a requirement for ABET accreditation. The volume of such general education requirements does vary across different schools. Humanities and social studies making up 12% of the overall curriculum is probably the low end (e.g. Clarkson, MSOE, Brown), while those with more requirements may have 24% or more in humanities and social studies (e.g. CSUs including Cal Polys, Rose Hulman, Kettering, MIT, Harvey Mudd). Some other schools like SD Mines and Michigan Tech are in-between.

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Thanks, I did find the four year flow charts. Almost all schools provide some introductory engineering classes.

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Thanks, that video shows what we are looking for.

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Take a look at WPI – they have been doing project-based engineering for decades.