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& 104, 114, and ENGL& 235.

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.

2008-2009 Course Schedule

Links to Engineering Transfer Schools

Other Engineering Links