Cal State Long Beach will launch two engineering degree programs at Lancaster University Center this fall, in part to fill a vacancy left by the recently eliminated Cal State Fresno engineering program at the site.
The engineering program, which will offer real-world projects and internships with local companies, will be aimed at working professionals and students who have already completed lower division coursework.
CSULB’s College of Engineering will head the program, along with its partners, the Airforce Research Lab (AFRL) and Lancaster Greater Antelope Valley Industries, according to Dhushy Sathianathan, associate dean for academic programs.
The program will offer bachelor’s of science degrees in mechanical as well as electrical engineering.
Students are expected to complete 75 units of junior and senior level coursework in engineering, upper division general education and math. The program takes about two and a half years to complete and includes one summer term.
Curriculum for the degrees includes foundation courses in subjects such as physics, chemistry and design graphics, followed by courses like energy conversion, thermodynamics and metallurgy.
State-of-the-art facilities will also be available to students for laboratory-based instruction, Sathianathan said.
Sathianathan also said the program is open to all students, even those who have never enrolled at CSULB.
“It’s open to any students in the region, or anywhere for that matter,” Sathianathan said. “But once they are admitted, they become CSULB students.”
Even with budget cuts, CSULB will be able to launch the two degree-granting programs because they will be largely supported by student tuition and funding from AFRL and Greater Antelope Valley Industries.
“We are coordinating with [the College of Continuing and Profession Education] to offer [the program] as a self standing tuition-based program,” Sathianathan said. “The tuition is higher than the normal, but the idea is that it covers the expenses for the program, and the other portion of the expenses come from the high industry partners.”
Students enrolled in the program would have to pay $950 per unit. The application period for the programs began on April 1 and will continue until June 1. More information and updates about the program can be found at ccpe.csulb.edu/Engineering.
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