Cal Poly Pomona College of Engineering

Cal Poly Pomona College of Engineering
This article is about the College of Engineering in Pomona, California. For the College of Engineering at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, see Cal Poly San Luis Obispo College of Engineering.
Cal Poly Pomona
College of Engineering
Motto Instrumentum Disciplinae (Latin: "Application of Knowledge")
Established 1957
Type Public College
Space Grant[1]
Dean Dr. Mahyar Amouzegar [2]
Academic staff 146 (2001)[3]
Students 4,500[4]
(percent of total university enrollment: 21%)
Location Pomona (pop. 152,631),[5]
California California,
United States United States
Campus • College of Engineering - Building 9,
• Engineering Laboratories - Building 17,
• Engineering Annex - Building 13 - [1]
Colors Green and Gold                           [6]
Mascot Billy Bronco
Affiliations •ABET
•Cal Poly Pomona
•CSU system
Website Cal Poly Pomona - Engineering
Bronco Engineering.svg

The Cal Poly Pomona College of Engineering is the engineering college at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) located in Pomona, California, United States. The college was established in 1957 and has an active enrollment of 4,500 students in seven academic departments. It graduates one of every 14 engineers in the state of California.[7] Each year, nearly 700 engineers obtain degrees in the various disciplines.[8] The college has become increasingly selective in recent years and most of its departments are currently declared impacted (hold higher standards for admissions). In 2010, the college admitted 44.4% of its total applicants who held an average GPA of 3.54.

Contents

History

The College of Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, Inc. (formerly the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) for its baccalaureate programs in aerospace engineering, civil engineering, chemical engineering, electrical engineering, industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, and mechanical engineering. It is also accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET for its baccalaureate programs in construction engineering, electronics engineering, computer engineering technology, and engineering technology. The baccalaureate program in agricultural engineering is also accredited by ABET, yet this program is housed by the College of Agriculture.

Campus

Building 9 (College of Engineering)

  • Exterior of Cal Poly's Engineering Tower 9

  • Southern wing of Cal Poly's Original Engineering Building 9

  • Eastern face of Building 9 with the 'CPP' hill visible in the distance

Building 13 (Engineering Annex)

  • An exterior view of engineering building 13

Building 17 (Engineering Laboratories)

  • An exterior view of engineering building 17

  • View of building 17 as seen from the Japanese garden


Academics

See also: List of engineering programs in the California State University

Undergraduate programs (11)

Major Year ABET
accredited[9]		 ABET commission Impacted[10]
Aerospace Engineering
1970
Engineering (EAC)
Yes
Chemical and Materials Engineering
1972
Engineering (EAC)
Yes
Civil Engineering
1970
Engineering (EAC)
Yes
Computer Engineering
2004
Engineering (EAC)
Yes
Construction Engineering Technology
1976
Technology (TAC)
No
Electrical Engineering
1970
Engineering (EAC)
Yes
Electronics & Computer Engineering Technology
1976
Technology (TAC)
No
Engineering Technology
1976
Technology (TAC)
No
Industrial Engineering
1976
Engineering (EAC)
No
Manufacturing Engineering
1988
Engineering (EAC)
No
Mechanical Engineering
1970
Engineering (EAC)
Yes

Graduate programs (5)

Major
Civil Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Engineering Management
Engineering with Emphasis in Aerospace Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

Admissions

Admissions to the Cal Poly Pomona College of Engineering are on a rolling basis along with all other colleges at the university. According to the California State University system students in engineering, technology and computer science represent the largest sector of enrollment with 23% of the student body in those areas. Also, the largest three majors by enrollment at the university are Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Electrical Engineering.[11]

Undergraduate and graduate application count[12][13]
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Applied
3,765
4,137
4,471
4,840
5,203
5,364
6,958
Accepted
2,037
3,127
3,549
3,731
3,324
3,590
3,092
Admission rate
&1000000000000005410000054.1%
&1000000000000007559999975.6%
&1000000000000007940000079.4%
&1000000000000007709999977.1%
&1000000000000006389999963.9%
&1000000000000005760000057.6%
&1000000000000004439999944.4%
Enrolled
595
889
895
994
779
925
566

Freshmen admissions

First-Time Freshmen Profile[14][15]
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Average GPA
3.34
3.28
3.30
3.28
3.37
3.44
3.54
Average SAT
1073
1061
1035
1052
1092
1121
1150

Rankings

  • 11th in the nation for top undergraduate engineering programs, according to U.S. News & World Report's "Best Colleges 2011" list in the Master's category. Of the top 11 schools, only five are public, making Cal Poly Pomona the 5th best master's engineering college in the United States.[16]
  • 16th in the nation for top undergraduate engineering programs, according to U.S. News & World Report's "Best Colleges 2012" list in the Master's category. Of the top 16 schools, only six are public, making Cal Poly Pomona the 6th best master's engineering college in the United States.[17]
  • 7th in the nation for top Civil Engineering undergraduate programs, according to U.S. News & World Report's "Best Colleges 2011" list in the Master’s category. Cal Poly Pomona is the 3rd best public university for Civil Engineering in the United States.[18]
  • 10th in the nation for top Electrical Engineering undergraduate programs, according to U.S. News & World Report's "Best Colleges 2011" list in the Master’s category. Cal Poly Pomona is the 5th best public university for Electrical Engineering in the United States.[19]
  • 8th in the nation for top Mechanical Engineering undergraduate programs, according to U.S. News & World Report's "Best Colleges 2011" list in the Master’s category. Cal Poly Pomona is the 4th best public university for Mechanical Engineering in the United States.[20]
  • 8th in the nation for top 10 Automotive Colleges and Universities in the U.S., according to automotive information provider Edmunds.com.[21]

See also

References

  1. ^ "California Space Grant Consortium Affiliates". California Space Grant Consortium. http://calspace.ucsd.edu/casgc/affiliates.html. Retrieved 2008-10-07. 
  2. ^ http://www.csupomona.edu/~engineering/faculty/deans.htm
  3. ^ CSUMentor - Cal Poly Pomona
  4. ^ The College of Engineering
  5. ^ "Pomona, California". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&_name=Pomona&_state=04000US06&Submit.x=10&Submit.y=10&_county=Pomona&_cityTown=Pomona&_zip=&_sse=on&_lang=en&pctxt=fphl. Retrieved 2008-09-11. 
  6. ^ "University Typefaces and Colors". Office of Public Affairs at Cal Poly Pomona. http://www.csupomona.edu/~publicaffairs/graphics/colors.shtml. Retrieved 2008-09-14. 
  7. ^ "College of Engineering Video Transcript". Cal Poly Pomona College of Engineering. 2006-06-05. http://www.csupomona.edu/~diversity/hohmannscript.shtml. Retrieved 2008-09-19. 
  8. ^ http://www.csupomona.edu/~engineering/
  9. ^ http://www.abet.org/AccredProgramSearch/AccreditationSearch.aspx
  10. ^ http://www.csumentor.edu/Filing_Status/notice_filing_status.asp?status=f&application_id=13&term_id=17702&application_type=u&application_name=Cal_Poly_Pomona
  11. ^ "CSUMentor - Explore Campuses - Campus Facts - Cal Poly Pomona". California State University. http://www.csumentor.edu/campustour/undergraduate/1/Cal_Poly_Pomona/Cal_Poly_Pomona3.html. Retrieved 2010-09-03. 
  12. ^ "Just the Facts". California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. http://www.csupomona.edu/~irar/facts/docs/Just_the_Facts_F10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-11. 
  13. ^ "Application Counts by College and Major - Fall 2004 through Fall 2010". California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. http://www.csupomona.edu/~irar/stats/students/admissions/docs/Application%20Counts%20by%20Major.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-11. 
  14. ^ "Just the Facts". California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. http://www.csupomona.edu/~irar/facts/. Retrieved 2010-05-09. 
  15. ^ "Application Counts by College and Major - Fall 2004 through Fall 2009". California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. http://www.csupomona.edu/~irar/stats/students/admissions/docs/Application&Admission%20Counts%20by%20Major.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-11. 
  16. ^ "Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs". U.S. News & World Report. http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/spec-engineering. Retrieved 2010-09-03. 
  17. ^ "Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs". U.S. News & World Report. http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/spec-engineering. Retrieved 2010-09-03. 
  18. ^ "Undergraduate Engineering Specialties: Civil". U.S. News & World Report. http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/spec-civil. Retrieved 2010-09-03. 
  19. ^ "Undergraduate Engineering Specialties: Electrical". U.S. News & World Report. http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/spec-electrical. Retrieved 2010-09-03. 
  20. ^ "Undergraduate Engineering Specialties: Mechanical". U.S. News & World Report. http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/spec-mechanical. Retrieved 2010-09-03. 
  21. ^ "Top 10 Automotive Colleges and Universities in the U.S.". Edmunds.com. http://www.edmunds.com/reviews/list/top10/125218/article.html. Retrieved 2010-09-03. 

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