Why Penn State Engineering?
There are many great reasons to choose Penn State for your engineering degree! The College of Engineering offers:
- The First-Year Experience, including special courses and seminars that cover a variety of both engineering and non-engineering-related topics
- First-year exposure to hands-on, team-based design experiences through Introduction to Engineering Design (EDSGN 100), a required course for most engineering majors
- Instruction by world-renowned engineering faculty members
- Exceptional teaching, design, and research facilities in many different engineering disciplines
- Opportunities to network and interact with College of Engineering alums, who number more than 70,000 worldwide and many of whom return to campus regularly to recruit students for co-op, internship, and full-time jobs
- Optional special living alternatives for engineering students