Mechanical Engineering

The Tagliatela College of Engineering offers a bachelor's degree program in mechanical engineering that combines practical, hands-on skills with a theoretical foundation.

The Bachelor of Science program in Mechanical Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org. 

Our program has a record of continued accreditation since 1970.

We pride ourselves not only on the academic excellence of our program, but also on important factors that differentiate us from many other engineering schools. We strongly believe that good education depends on good teachers, and so it is our policy that courses are taught by full-time faculty. We do not believe in having graduate students teach our courses. Adjunct faculty members who are experienced practitioners of certain subjects may be brought in on occasion to teach special topics.

• We offer flexible scheduling to accommodate the required work experience related to engineering, and an active internship program with local industry.
• Freshmen students are exposed to tools used for fabrication and to software packages used in solving engineering problems.
• Analysis and design are taught using the same computer tools as those found in industry.
• Faculty members are accessible to students, and they offer a readiness to help students that is often absent at larger universities.
• Classes are small, even at the freshman and sophomore levels.
• A large student study room with work tables and computers is located next to faculty offices and mechanical engineering labs.

Students who graduate from our program find lucrative engineering jobs with nationally known companies. Many engineers at Sikorsky, Pratt & Whitney, Pitney-Bowes, Covidien and other large, well-known companies are graduates of our program. Comments from industry representatives have assured us that our graduates are sought after as hands-on engineers who have the theoretical and practical background to handle modern engineering challenges.

Some of our graduates have entered engineering graduate schools for their master's or doctorate degree, while others have pursued medical school or careers in business or law.