<p>Hey all, I'm looking for a college with an engineering program that isn't purely math and concepts. I'm not trying to get out of math, and the concepts will be important, but I don't want to leave with a degree in physics and applied mathematics. I know of an engineer from a nearby college who had this problem - they gave him a simple 'build this well' task and he was the one who failed the most as his degree was almost all math. It's not just him either, all but three people I've seen or heard from coming out of the nearby colleges are better at drawing than building. I want to be able to look at something like that when I leave college and know what to do to make it structurally sound, and I want a college that teaches me how to build things. I want to spend time out of math books and classrooms really learning how to do this stuff. What colleges will teach me what I want to know? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!!</p>
<p>Much of it will depend on what your family can afford, but look for an engineering coop program. Some examples are: U Cincinnati, Northeastern, Purdue, Case Western…</p>
<p>2nd the advice to look for a school with a coop program. Also depending on where you live there may be public colleges with a focus on applied engineering, such as Cal Poly schools.</p>