Cal Poly Pomona
College of Engineering
MottoLearn by Doing: Making Imagination Real
TypePublic College
Space Grant[1]
Established1957; 67 years ago (1957)[2]
Parent institution
Cal Poly Pomona
Academic affiliations
ABET
DeanJoseph J. Rencis [3]
Students5,858 (Fall 2018)[4]
Undergraduates5,325 (Fall 2015)
Postgraduates303 (Fall 2015)
Location
Pomona
,
California
,
U.S.
ColorsGreen, Gold, and Blue[5]
     
Websitewww.cpp.edu/engineering

The Cal Poly Pomona College of Engineering is the engineering college at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona or Cal Poly) located in Pomona, California, United States. Known [6][7][8][9] for its "learn by doing" philosophy, the college's motto, coined by Dean Mahyar A. Amouzegar in 2012, is: "Learn by Doing: Making Imagination Real".[10] Cal Poly has one of the "most recognized engineering programs in the country"[11] and, with nearly 6,000 students (as of 2019), it is also the largest engineering college in Southern California,[12] the second largest college of engineering in the California State University system, and the seventeenth largest engineering college in the United States.[13][14][12] In the 2022 U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges" edition, the College of Engineering is ranked 10th out of 210 public and private undergraduate engineering schools in the U.S. where doctorates are not offered.[15]

The College of Engineering at Cal Poly Pomona is among the most selective engineering colleges in the nation. For fall 2018, the college admitted 45.3 percent of its total freshmen applicants who held an average unweighted GPA of 3.74 (out of 4.00) and SATs of 1249 (out of 1600).[16]

History

Cal Poly students working with NASA engineers

Engineering classes at the Kellogg Campus in Pomona, California of the California Polytechnic began in academic year 1957-58.[2] At the time, the Engineering Center (the current two-story portion of Building 9) had not been finalized and it took two more years, until 1959, to complete.[2] The first class of the College of Engineering graduated in 1960 with 11 graduates in the disciplines of Aeronautical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.[2]

It is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, Inc. (formerly the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) for its baccalaureate programs in aerospace engineering, civil engineering, chemical and materials engineering, electrical and computer engineering, industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, and mechanical engineering.[17] It is also accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET for its baccalaureate programs in construction engineering technology, and electromechanical engineering technology.[17] The baccalaureate program in agricultural engineering is also accredited by ABET[citation needed], yet this program is housed by the College of Agriculture. The Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering was formed in 1972 and is accredited by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) in addition to ABET.[18]

College of Engineering magazine

In 2012, the College of Engineering under the leadership of Mahyar A. Amouzegar launched the first issue of its magazine, Xpressions of Xcellence, renamed in 2019 as "CPP Engineering"

Campus

Building 9 (College of Engineering)

Building 13 (engineering annex)

Building 17 (engineering laboratories)

Academics

See also: List of engineering programs in the California State University

Undergraduate programs (11)

Major Year ABET
accredited[17] 		ABET commission Impacted[19][20]
Aerospace Engineering, BS
1970
Engineering (EAC)
Yes
Chemical Engineering, BS
1972
Engineering (EAC)
Yes
Civil Engineering, BS
1970
Engineering (EAC)
Yes
Computer Engineering, BS
2002
Engineering (EAC)
Yes
Construction Engineering Technology, BS
1976
Technology (TAC)
No
Electrical Engineering, BS
1970
Engineering (EAC)
Yes
Electromechanical Systems Engineering Technology, BS
1976
Technology (TAC)
No
Electronic Systems Engineering Technology, BS
1976
Technology (TAC)
No
Electronic(s) and Computer Engineering Technology, BS
1976
Technology (TAC)
No
Engineering Technology, BS
1976
Technology (TAC)
No
Industrial Engineering, BS
1976
Engineering (EAC)
No
Manufacturing Engineering, BS
1988
Engineering (EAC)
No
Mechanical Engineering, BS
1970
Engineering (EAC)
Yes

Graduate programs (6)

Major
Civil Engineering, MS
Electrical Engineering, MS
Engineering Management, MS
Systems Engineering, MS
Engineering, MS with Emphasis in Aerospace Engineering
Mechanical Engineering, MS

Admissions

Admissions to Cal Poly's College of Engineering are on a rolling basis along with all other colleges at the university. According to the California State University system students in engineering, technology and computer science represent the largest sector of enrollment with 23% of the student body in those areas. Also, the largest three majors by enrollment at the university are Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Electrical Engineering.[21]

Freshmen admissions

Cal Poly's Engineering admission standards over the period 2005-2018.
First-Time Freshmen Profile[22][23]
2004[24] 2005[25] 2006[26] 2007[27] 2008[28] 2009[29] 2010[30] 2011[31] 2012[32] 2013[33] 2014[34] 2015[35] 2016[36] 2017[37] 2018[38]
Unweighted average GPA
(out of 4.0) 		3.34 3.28 3.30 3.28 3.37 3.44 3.54 3.51 3.60 3.61 3.53 3.72 3.71 3.73 3.74
Average SAT
(out of 1600) 		1073 1061 1035 1052 1092 1121 1150 1159 1168 1152 1167 1178 1138 1175 1249
Freshman admission rate by majors
Fall Semester 2015 2014 2013 2012
Total Applicants Admits %Admits Total Applicants Admits %Admits Total Applicants Admits %Admits Total Applicants Admits %Admits
Aerospace Engineering 1,194 435 36% 1,077 498 46% 1,101 399 36% 843 338 40%
Chemical Engineering 878 366 42% 872 499 57% 783 424 54% 572 323 56%
Civil Engineering 1,355 661 40% 1,582 736 47% 1,553 682 44% 1,372 585 43%
Computer Engineering 1,377 406 29% 1,420 479 34% 1,208 367 30% 976 293 30%
Construction Engineering Tech 203 142 70% 163 136 83% 142 112 79% 129 94 73%
Electrical Engineering 1,320 434 33% 1,232 489 40% 1,179 375 32% 966 324 34%
Electron & Comp Engineering Tech 329 167 51% 304 232 76% 284 197 69% 293 212 72%
Engineering Technology 330 152 46% 285 228 80% 335 211 63% 280 176 63%
Industrial Engineering 214 104 49% 220 183 83% 236 184 78% 199 158 79%
Manufacturing Engineering 97 58 60% 72 59 82% 83 60 72% 82 64 78%
Mechanical Engineering 2,973 705 24% 2,662 1,114 42% 2,462 900 37% 1,919 747 39%
Total 10,924 3804 35% 10,242 4839 47% 9,704 4,100 42% 7,927 3463 44%

Rankings

See also

References

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