Anonymous
Post 12/30/2023 10:13     Subject: Re:Smaller engineering schools near DC?
College of New Jersey
Anonymous
Post 12/30/2023 10:10     Subject: Smaller engineering schools near DC?
Some less selective options:
Stevens Institute
NJIT - is in Newark so kid would want an urban experience
Widener in PA
Drexel
Drew University -3+2 with Columbia
Anonymous
Post 12/29/2023 16:12     Subject: Smaller engineering schools near DC?
Are you in Virginia? If so, look at JMU and VCU as they both have ABET-accredited programs.
Anonymous
Post 12/29/2023 16:08     Subject: Smaller engineering schools near DC?
Johns Hopkins has engineering. Also consider state schools in Maryland: UMBC and Frostburg State. UMD College Park has a world class engineering program but it is not a small school. Does the student have the numbers to get into a selective program?
Anonymous
Post 12/29/2023 16:01     Subject: Re:Smaller engineering schools near DC?
Anonymous wrote:Lehigh
Bucknell
Lafayette


This is the answer.
Anonymous
Post 12/29/2023 16:01     Subject: Smaller engineering schools near DC?
Anonymous wrote:Shippensburg University in PA.


Possible financial problems
Anonymous
Post 12/29/2023 15:55     Subject: Smaller engineering schools near DC?
Anonymous wrote:Shippensburg University in PA.


Check to make sure the program of interest is ABET accredited - not all of the programs are.
Anonymous
Post 12/29/2023 00:39     Subject: Smaller engineering schools near DC?
Stevens institute of technology. In Hoboken right across from manhattan
Anonymous
Post 12/29/2023 00:36     Subject: Smaller engineering schools near DC?
UMBC (University of Maryland Baltimore County) has a popular mechanical engineering program. They have about 10,000 students so it's small compared to state flagships. You definitely don't want a tiny school for engineering because a larger school will have more resources, instructors, and project opportunities. I went to UMBC for math many years ago and it's a fantastic STEM school.
Anonymous
Post 12/29/2023 00:10     Subject: Smaller engineering schools near DC?
It's a bit far, but look at Kettering University in Michigan.
Anonymous
Post 12/29/2023 00:05     Subject: Smaller engineering schools near DC?
If a school has an engineering program, and there is a single engineering major, it usually mimics mechanical engineering most closely.

I’m intrigued by small (really small) private schools with self contained engineering programs. Some small schools offer a “3+2” program where you take the real engineering courses elsewhere. Here are a couple examples of self-contained programs:

Randolph Macon in Ashland VA
Saint Francis University in Loretto PA

Saint Francis is doubly intriguing because its sports programs are D1.
Anonymous
Post 12/28/2023 23:17     Subject: Smaller engineering schools near DC?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Catholic U has a solid engineering department, but it may be too close!


+1


+1
Anonymous
Post 12/28/2023 23:06     Subject: Smaller engineering schools near DC?
Shenandoah University has a new engineering program this year (not sure it includes mechanical though).

https://www.su.edu/blog/2023/01/17/shenandoah-adding-undergraduate-engineering-program-in-fall-2023/
Anonymous
Post 12/28/2023 21:15     Subject: Smaller engineering schools near DC?
Anonymous wrote:I've heard wonderful things about Lafayette. Wake Forest is a great school too and it's 4 hours away.


We toured Lafayette and loved it.

Lehigh is also nice. You might also check out York College in PA, Catholic U, or Old Dominion U.
Anonymous
Post 12/28/2023 20:56     Subject: Smaller engineering schools near DC?
Loyola MD gives good merit money.