need advice on some good electronics engineering schools...

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

I'm goin to Gonzaga University. Top 20 in the country for engineering for colleges without a doctorate in it.
That being said, I remember Purdue being a shit huge school. They sent me some info, and i was interested but I heard it was expensive (out of state) and huge.

LoL pretty big qualifier.

 

[blackbonnie 5,000+ posts]

any more suggestions? midwest prefferably

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

since you seem to like schools that advertise on TV, how about university of Phoenix? American National University? Devry?

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

Purdue, son. But since you're local, if you can get in Michigan is the 5th best engineering school in the country behind GA Tech, Stanford, Berkley and MIT.

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

That being said, I remember Purdue being a shit huge school. They sent me some info, and i was interested but I heard it was expensive (out of state) and huge.

Honestly, my high school class had 200 people in it. My first calc lecture had over 600 students in it. I felt right at home somehow. The campus itself honestly isn't that large once you get used to it. When I visited, shit was HUGE and confusing as shit. Now it's just like walking through your neighborhood. Kinda blows taking 20 minutes to walk to class in the middle of 30 mph February winds tho //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[PatFitz9 10+ year member]

I may sound insulting, but i'm not trying to be...

1. You need to get into a school first, not just want to go there.

2. You sound like you're looking into a degree in electrical engineering, but the program at ITT tech isn't the same as an EE degree.

3. US News ranks colleges, google it. You may or may not find what you need.

4. One of the better schools in the midwest is Bradley University (Peoria, IL). I went there, and it consistantly ranks high. Kettering is good, but better for ME. Purdue, University of IL (Champaign), MSOE all good schools. I don't know much about schools outside of IL, since I wasn't looking there. MIT is a great school as well.

 

[blackbonnie 5,000+ posts]

yeah thats what i want, an EE degee. its just hard finding a great school to go to. i would like to keep it in the midwest and something relativly mid cost. i cant have something uber expensive but nothing dirt cheap either. ive been looking around and its just hard to figure everything out right now as im very confuse with alot of things in what decisions i wanna make. i wanna make the right one and not wanna switch again after 3 semesters. i wish i jujst would have made the right choice in the first place. but thats why im here now as i know many guys here have the knowledge about this stuff and its the best place for me to get input

 

[bose301s 5,000+ posts]

Michigan Tech is one of the best schools in the state, if you talk to people in industry many consider it the best engineering school in Michigan and one of the top in the Midwest. I have already had a ton of internship and co-op offers and have talked to many people graduating to 3 or for job offers all offering $55,000+/yr salaries.

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

Michigan Tech is one of the best schools in the state, if you talk to people in industry many consider it the best engineering school in Michigan and one of the top in the Midwest. I have already had a ton of internship and co-op offers and have talked to many people graduating to 3 or for job offers all offering $55,000+/yr salaries.

M Tech and UM Ann Arbor are ****ing phenomenal at engineering. Unfortunately, I'm a little biased towards mah EE in West Lafayette. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[blackbonnie 5,000+ posts]

do they have an awsome EE program? and do you happen to know the cost? i will definately look into it. where is it located?

 

[bose301s 5,000+ posts]

do they have an awsome EE program? and do you happen to know the cost? i will definately look into it. where is it located?

Location is the downfall, unless you like the outdoors and snow. It is in Houghton up in the Keweenaw Peninsula in the UP. I am in the EE program and I think it is pretty decent. There are a few professors to avoid, but I could let you know who they are. The sad thing is the first female president of IEEE is a professor up there, but she is a horrible teacher, luckily there are teachers for the subjects that are much better.

http://www.mtu.edu

 

[blackbonnie 5,000+ posts]

but would you recommend it? i mean when you get out do you feel you will have the knowledge to build, design, and test your own components/devices? and how much is it costing you?

 

[PatFitz9 10+ year member]

FYI, everything you learn in college only prepares you for your job. When you graduate, you will think you know it all, but will soon realize you know very little. Good schools just prepare you better.

 

[bose301s 5,000+ posts]

but would you recommend it? i mean when you get out do you feel you will have the knowledge to build, design, and test your own components/devices? and how much is it costing you?

I do feel like I know how to do it as well as nyone graduating from any other school. The biggest thing in EE is that it advances so fast that college lays the groundwork for everything, the basics of microcontrollers, wireless, electromagnetics then you learn the specifics to your field once you are in the working world. In the fall I am taking VLSI design, its how they build processors and that stuff, and Physical Electronics, I can't wait to be honest, I am very excited for these classes.

Ninja edit: Cost wise it is more than MSU, GVSU and I think all public schools except for U of M, which is $2,000-$3,000 a year more. It is definitely cheaper than Kettering or Lawrence Tech seeing as they are private schools.

 

[bose301s 5,000+ posts]

FYI, everything you learn in college only prepares you for your job. When you graduate, you will think you know it all, but will soon realize you know very little. Good schools just prepare you better.

Exactly!