SoCal Engineering Schools?

[Zaairman]

So... I don't want to go back to Missouri. :D That, combined with the fact that Momma is wanting to move back "home" makes me want to transfer schools out here. Any good (reputable) schools out here that won't leave my ass hurting yet still lgive me a good education? Right now I'm going to University of Missouri - Rolla for Mechanical Engineering.

[River Lynchmob]

Cal Poly SLO (San Luis Obisbo)

[uvindex]

There are all kinds of good engineering schools in So Cal. As just one example, my alma mater CSUF will cost you about $7600 per year as an undergrad, including room and board (this is assuming you're a CA resident, of course. Non-resident tuition will definitely "leave your ass hurting.") If you're a commuter student then you can deduct all the room and board crap and live large at mom's. :)
Full details on the fees here (http://www.fullerton.edu/catalog/admissions_and_registration/feeinfo.asp#typexpenses).
Good luck! :)

[YeLLowBoaT]

Cal Poly SLO (San Luis Obisbo)
he said that won't leave his ass hurting... Cal poly is not exactly cheap, nor is housing...

[River Lynchmob]

I dont know tuition prices there i jst know it's a good school. God knows anything is cheap compared to USC...12 years later my ass is still swollen. :eek: :D

[YeLLowBoaT]

I dont know tuition prices there i jst know it's a good school. God knows anything is cheap compared to USC...12 years later my ass is still swollen. :eek: :D
When I got out of hs( about 8 years ago) it was running about 40k a year.

[uvindex]

he said that won't leave his ass hurting... Cal poly is not exactly cheap, nor is housing...Yep, and SLO isn't exacly SoCal. :) (But Cal Poly Pomona is, if he gets his heart set on Cal Poly.)

[River Lynchmob]

When I got out of hs( about 8 years ago) it was running about 40k a year.
It was about 28K per year my first year there.

[THOR]

The Clairmont colleges are great. UCSD is good as is CalTech.

[CornWater]

Cal Poly grad here. Definately well respected in the industry...

[uvindex]

The Clairmont colleges are great. UCSD is good as is CalTech.Do any of the Claremont colleges even offer Mechanical Engineering?
Um, he asked for schools where his ass wouldn't be hurting. Cal Tech undergrad tuition is over $28,000 per year!

[THOR]

Do any of the Claremont colleges even offer Mechanical Engineering?
Um, he asked for schools where his ass wouldn't be hurting. Cal Tech undergrad tuition is over $28,000 per year!
I am not sure what disciplines of engineering are offered at the Claremont colleges. Caltech is surely expensive, but a great school nonetheless.
Cal Poly Pomona offers some good programs too.

[XtrmWakeborder]

USC, California Institute of Tech, UC San Diego, UCLA, and UCI in that order....

[CornWater]

Do any of the Claremont colleges even offer Mechanical Engineering?
Um, he asked for schools where his ass wouldn't be hurting. Cal Tech undergrad tuition is over $28,000 per year!
The Claremont colleges used to just offer a "general" engineering degree and your expertise would be post graduate.

[Zaairman]

San Diego (which in German means 'a whale's vagina') is too far south. I'm wanting to stay around the LA/Huntington Beach area. One of my friends out here recommended UCI ($20Kish for in state). I might be able to get in state tuition if my parents move here soon and I finish this year in the boonies... :idea:

[HavasuSelect]

Cal State LA is on the quarter system. You can get done with it in half the time.

[eliminatedsprinter]

I am not sure what disciplines of engineering are offered at the Claremont colleges. Caltech is surely expensive, but a great school nonetheless.
Cal Poly Pomona offers some good programs too.
Harvey Mudd (one of the Clairmont Colleges) Is one of the best engineering schools on the planet and it is low priced, for a private college. It is also very, very hard to get into. The 2 Cal Polys (SLO and Pomona) are the best of the CSUs for engineering and they are very good values, although if you have to pay out of state tuition it will cost much more.

[eliminatedsprinter]

he said that won't leave his ass hurting... Cal poly is not exactly cheap, nor is housing...
Both Cal Polys are CSUs. What 4 year schools are less expensive than they are???:)

[gmocnik]

look no further than cal state long beach...
my undergrad m.e. degree from ucla qualified me to do nothing.
grad degree from csulb..very practical, industry based program...
all the others mentioned are great schools also....

[uvindex]

Both Cal Polys are CSUs. What 4 year schools are less expensive than they are???:)I stand corrected. For some reason I thought the Polytechnics were more expensive than the regular CSUs (like CSUF, my alma mater). Learn something new every day. :)

[Inland Air Balance]

Cal Poly Pomona,
As stated, well respected in M.E. Industry
my .02:)

[CornWater]

Cal State LA is on the quarter system. You can get done with it in half the time.
Damn... Is that how it works? It did't go like that for me....
:rolleyes:

[uvindex]

Damn... Is that how it works? It did't go like that for me....
:rolleyes:Same here. My undergrad school was on the quarter system and it still took me five years. :)

[Big Warlock]

Cal Poly or Harvey Mudd of the Claremont colleges.
I went to Embry-Riddle for Aeronautical Engineering. You don't want to know what that costs!!! And I do nothing in my degree program. LOL

[CornWater]

Cal Poly or Harvey Mudd of the Claremont colleges.
I went to Embry-Riddle for Aeronautical Engineering. You don't want to know what that costs!!! And I do nothing in my degree program. LOL
I'd be willing to wager that the discipline of the major had something to do with your success... directly related or not.

[talkinghead]

The "best" schools in So. Cal. is (engineering) IMO:
UCLA
Cal Tech
UCSD
USC
All of the above are very difficult to get into.
Alumni, ERE, Cal State

[CornWater]

The "best" schools in So. Cal. is (engineering) IMO:
UCLA
Cal Tech
UCSD
USC
All of the above are very difficult to get into.
Alumni, ERE, Cal State
Any of those mentioned for civil, crap Maybe UCLA for hydro/hydraulics.

[RitcheyRch]

Cal State Long Beach Grad here with a BS degree in ME. Cal State Northridge has a good Engrg curriculum.

[XtrmWakeborder]

Damn... Is that how it works? It did't go like that for me....
:rolleyes:
Thats because it doesn't work that way lol...:rolleyes:

[talkinghead]

The CSU Schools do have good Engr programs (where I graduated from), but the elite are (so cal):
UCLA
UCSD
Cal Tech
Overall in the state IMO:
Cal
UCLA
Stanford
Cal Tech.
These schools have low admit rates - you have to be very sharp to get in to any of the above.