Multidisciplinary Collaboration on Real World Issues

Named by U.S.News as a top undergraduate engineering school, Cal Poly's College of Engineering (CENG) is known as leader in engineering education because of its learn-by-doing, hands-on approach. As you consider whether CENG is right for you, keep the following in mind:

  • With 5,000 engineering and computer science students, 13 undergraduate and nine graduate degree programs, Cal Poly is one of the West's largest engineering colleges - and it is set in one of the nation's most beautiful locations. Nestled in the foothills of California's Central Coast, Cal Poly is several miles from the Pacific Ocean, with San Francisco, Los Angeles, and the Sierras in easy striking distance.
  • Immersed in engineering from the first day of class freshman year, students learn through a project- and design-centered curriculum that stresses teamwork and multidisciplinary collaboration.
  • Because of strong partnerships with industry, students have opportunities to participate in "real world" applied research projects.
  • College of Engineering graduates are highly respected and recruited by industry, including some of the best known companies in the U.S. such as Lockheed Martin, Cisco, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, St. Jude Medical, and others.
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Kathleen
Holmgren
Industrial Engineering
1980
“Cal Poly has always been there for me.

The students and faculty in my department were very close to one another and I felt nurtured professionally and personally. I'm still in touch with professors, and I'm still involved with the college because it's where I received the foundation for my career.