Engineering

A two year engineering curriculum is offered at Tacoma Community College that includes all of the basic courses needed for transfer into most major engineering disciplines. Class sizes at TCC are relatively small allowing for dynamic learning and easily accessible faculty. Innovative teaching methods such as team building, design emphasis, project assignments, and creative problem solving are utilized extensively in the engineering curriculum.

The engineering transfer program offers a schedule of sequenced classes in mathematics, physics, and engineering science that typically begin fall quarter. Classes are also available for students who lack the necessary prerequisites or who need a review before beginning the standard sequence.

TCC offers four different degrees for students intending to transfer to a baccalaureate institution with a major in engineering. Students can earn an Associate of Science degree with one of 4 specializations and transfer to four year institutions as a junior - General Engineering, Computer & Electrical Engineering, Biological & Chemical Engineering, and Mechanical, Civil, Aeronautical, Industrial, & Material Science Engineering. An engineering advisor should be consulted before picking a degree.

Students seeking courses of general interest and degree distribution should consider the following courses: ENGR 100, 123, and 231.

Financial aid is available through the TCC SUM (Scholarships for Upward Mobility) program. This program offers scholarships for students pursuing degrees in engineering, science, mathematics, computer science, or information technology at TCC. These scholarships are competitive and need based with an ongoing application cycle. Scholarship amounts average $4500 per year. Funding for this scholarship program has been provided through a grant of the National Science Foundation. Additional scholarships are also available through the Tacoma Community College Foundation.

2007-2008 Course Schedule

The TCC Engineering/Physics department tentatively plans on offering the following Engineering related courses during the 2007-2008 school year by quarter:

Summer Quarter 2007

ENGR 231 - Technical Report Writing (Online)

Fall Quarter 2007

ENGR 100 - Introduction to Engineering Design
ENGR 123 - Computer Aided Design and Engineering Graphics (Hybrid Online)
ENGR (CS) 142 - Java Programming I
ENGR 210 – Statics
ENGR 231 - Technical Report Writing (Online)
ENGR 299 – Team Design Project (2 credits)
PHYS 121 - Calc. Based Physics (Double Section)
PHYS 123 - Calc. Based Physics

Winter Quarter 2008

ENGR 100 - Introduction to Engineering Design
ENGR 123 - Computer Aided Design and Engineering Graphics (Hybrid Online)
ENGR (CS) 142 - Java Programming I (Hybrid Online)
ENGR 230 - Dynamics
ENGR 231 - Technical Report Writing (Online)
ENGR 299 - Team Design Project (3 credits)
PHYS 122 - Calc. Based Physics (Double Section)

Spring Quarter 2008

ENGR (CS) 143 - Java Programming II
ENGR 215 – Intro to Electrical Engineering
ENGR 220 - Mechanics of Materials
ENGR 231 - Technical Report Writing (Online)
ENGR 260 – Thermodynamics (at Pierce)
PHYS 121 - 2 Calc. Based Physics (Double Section)
PHYS 123 - Calc. Based Physics

* ENGR 142 is the same course as CS 142, and ENGR 143 is the same course as CS 143.

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