Engineering

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Books

Search our catalog online at http://www.vsac.org/LibrarySearch. Patrons may borrow books either by coming to the Resource Center in downtown Winooski, or by making an interlibrary loan request through their local school or public library.

Web links

Local Web Links

• Champlain College offers a BS in software engineering — www.champlain.edu/majors/softwareeng

• Lyndon State College offers a “pre-engineering curricula” to prepare for transfer to a larger engineering school — www.lyndonstate.edu/ProspectiveStudents/MajorsMinors/OurPrograms/NaturalScienceBS/tabid/378/Default.aspx

• Marlboro College offers a MS in internet engineering — http://gradcenter.marlboro.edu/academics/MSIE.html

• Middlebury College offers several “dual-degree” engineering options with other colleges — www.middlebury.edu/academics/ump/preprof/eng_prog.htm

• Norwich University offers a BS in civil/environmental engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and computer engineering, and a MS in civil engineering — www.norwich.edu/academics/engineering/index.html

• Saint Michael’s College offers a BA in engineering plus a fifth year, leading to a BS, at Clarkson or UVM. BS options include chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, civil/environmental engineering, and electrical/computer engineering — www.smcvt.edu/academics/engineering

• University of Vermont’s College of Engineering and Mathematics offers the following options — www.uvm.edu/~cems:
  • BS: civil, electrical & computer, environmental, mechanical, engineering management
  • MS: civil & environmental, electrical & computer, mechanical, biomedical
  • Ph.D.: civil & environmental, electrical & computer, mechanical

• Vermont Technical College offers the following options — www.vtc.edu/section_academic_programs/index.html:
  • AS: aeronautical engineering technology, architectural & building engineering technology, civil & environmental, computer engineering technology, electrical engineering technology, general engineering technology, mechanical engineering technology, software engineering
  • BS: architectural engineering technology, computer engineering technology, electromechanical engineering technology, software engineering

• Several area Vermont Career and Technical Centers offer evening and/or weekend classes geared towards adults. Daytime classes geared towards high school students are also open to adults (by State law). Adults without a high school diploma or with a GED may enroll in daytime programs free of charge. Adults with a high school diploma or an adult diploma may attend daytime programs on a space-available basis and must pay a tuition charge. The following career and technical centers list engineering options on their Web site:
  • Burlington Technical Center (Burlington) offers a principles of engineering, architecture, and construction program — (802) 864-8436, http://burlingtontech.info/
  • Center for Technology, Essex (Essex) offers an engineering and architectural design program — (802) 879-5558, www.go-cte.org/welcome.php
  • Green Mountain Technology & Career Center (Hyde Park) offers an architectural engineering program — (802) 888-4447, www.gmtcc.info
  • Hannaford Career Center (Middlebury) offers a pre-engineering and architecture design program — (802) 382-1012, http://hannafordcareercenter.org/content.php
  • Hartford Area Career and Technical Center (White River Jct.) offers an engineering/architecture design program — (802) 295-8630, www.hartfordschools.net/Schools/HACTC/tabid/56/Default.aspx
  • River Valley Technical Center (Springfield) offers an engineering technology program — (802) 885-8302, www.rvtc.org
  • Southwest Vermont Career Development Center (Bennington) offers an engineering and design program — (802) 447-0220, www.svcdc.org
  • Stafford Technical Center (Rutland) offers an architecture engineering design program — (802) 770-1033, www.staffordonline.org
  • Windham Regional Career Center (Brattleboro) offers an engineering design program — (802) 451-3589, www.wrccvt.com

• Vermont Board of Professional Engineering provides information on licensing — http://vtprofessionals.org/opr1/engineers

• Labor market information is available from the Vermont Department of Labor — www.vtlmi.info/oic.cfm

• Vermont Department of Labor provides a job bank, locations of statewide career resource centers, and Vermont labor market information — www.labor.vermont.gov

Other Web Links

• 2007 Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates (U.S. Department of Labor) — www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes170000.htm

• Occupational Outlook Handbook Data, including nature of the work, job outlook, and earnings — http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos027.htm

• ASSE Engineering K12 Center offers a wealth of resources for students on engineering careers, how to become an engineer, opportunities in engineering, education, and the college search — www.engineeringk12.org/students/default.php

• DiscoverEngineering.org offers an interactive site about engineering as a career, including specific types of engineers, salary information, and interviews with people in engineering jobs — www.discoverengineering.org

• Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology provides a list of accredited programs — www.abet.org

• American Association of Engineering Societies hosts links to several engineering organizations in the US (click on “membership”) — www.aaes.org

• National Society of Professional Engineers offers information on the profession, licensure, employment, education, and scholarships — www.nspe.org

Software Resources

VT Guidance Central is a web-based, personalized, self-guided program that provides comprehensive career, college, and education planning tools

You can use VT Guidance Central as a tool to:

• explore career possibilities
• plan the training you need for specific careers
• search for colleges/universities that fit your desired criteria (e.g., location, size, programs/majors, activities, costs)
• learn about financial aid options
• and much more!

Visit the VSAC Resource Center in Winooski to utilize other assessment, career, and education planning software tools.

Updated: August 2008

Compiled by: VSAC Resource Center, 10 East Allen Street, PO Box 2000, Winooski, VT 05404
Call: 800-642-3177 toll-free, or Burlington area 802-655-9602 • Fax: 802-654-3765 • E-mail: info@vsac.org

The Vermont Student Assistance Corp. was established by the Vermont General Assembly in 1965 to help Vermonters obtain the information and financial resources they need to pursue their education goals beyond high school.