AA/AS in Engineering, General

The Engineering major at Sierra College focuses on preparing students to transfer to a four-year college or university. It can be earned as either an Associate of Arts or an Associate of Science. Students begin studying chemical, civil, electrical or mechanical engineering, and the program points toward work such as building roads and machines, developing energy technologies, or creating chemicals for uses from medicine to cosmetics. Sample pathway maps and course lists are provided, and a separate set of certificates of achievement covers engineering technology topics. Graduates may move into fields including mechanical, biomedical, chemical and aerospace engineering, construction, architecture and fabrication. The college catalog lists every requirement and the learning outcomes, which spell out the knowledge and abilities students are expected to have at completion. Students intending to transfer should confirm details with a counselor.