<p>My friend wants to become a mechanical engineer(design and build cars) and unfortunatly i cant help him with any info.So if its possible please tell me the following
1.How many years does a person need to attend engineering school
2.What kind of engineering major does he have to choose
3.What kind of diploma does he get(bachelors assosiate etc)
4.Are there any masters-engineering program(Like MBA for business for example)</p>
<p>If its possible also please give me a link of top 20-50 engineering schools in US</p>
<p>your friend wants to become a mechE because he likes CARS????</p>
<p>i dunno how the things are going to change in 4 short years, but right now, you will have a tougher time getting into automobile industry than getting into MIT</p>
<p>not to mention that industry is in collapse right now.</p>
<p>not a single automobile company came to recruit at Cornell for two years except for Toyota. </p>
<p>every single mechE's i know from Cornell went to work at aerospace companies, or something totally unrelated.</p>
<p>oh, and in just very rare circumstance that your friend doesn't have a U.S. citizenship, he will have even tougher time finding work in aerospace companies because most of them require security clearances</p>
<p>and last time the topic about aerospace companies were brought up in this forum, ppl currently working in the industry didn't draw very rosy pictures about its future (although they implied this is cyclic) </p>
<p>at this time, that major can be the worst thing for international students to major in unless he wishes to become a professor or researcher or some other random stuff.</p>
<p>Also, I know several people that went into auto manufacturing in the last few years. American manufacturers with high legacy costs are in a free fall, but there are many international manufacturers with US operations that are doing fine. </p>
<p>There are also positions with smaller customized manufacturers, positions with commercial equipment manufacturers (e.g. large diesel trucks, construction equipment, etc.), positions with auto parts manufacturers, positions with remanufacturers, etc.</p>
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American manufacturers with high legacy costs are in a free fall, but there are many international manufacturers with US operations that are doing fine.
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Wouldn't this mean that there are tons of people with years of experience looking for jobs in the industry?</p>
<p>That's the case with any industry these days. It's the same argument why, in the HS forum, kids can't find summer jobs (fired experienced workers take the less experienced jobs, the less experienced workers take the entry level jobs, the new college graduates take the minimum wage jobs, the high school kids are unemployed).</p>
<p>Guys it cool that you talk about crises but i am not my friend and he wants to deal with cars lol so...If its possible please give me a least of engineer colleges and please answer questions 1,2 and 4</p>
<p>They seem like very obvious questions, but I'll bite..</p>
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<li>4 years. Many stretch it to 5 years. </li>
<li>Umm... Mechanical Engineering</li>
<li>No associates degrees in engineering. He needs a BS.</li>
<li>Yes, there are MS programs, but those are not needed to practice engineering.</li>
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<p>In addition, your friend might need a license to practice engineering (it depends on where he works and what he works on). That takes 4 years (after a BS) and requires two exams.</p>
<p>1.Usually 4 years for a bachelors degree; maybe 5 if co-ops are involved
2.Uh, Mech-E?
4.yes you can get a masters in engineering at most unis in general</p>
<p>I work for a '1st tier' company with branches in many cities; most locations recruit regionally. Where I work, many, if not most, of my very capable engineering co-workers graduated from '3rd tier' state schools within 300 miles. No cal techs or MITs, etc. that I know of. Most don't have masters degrees when hired, but many work toward a masters while working and the company pays the tuition.</p>