Currently enrolled and transfer students may also be eligible for college award and for other scholarships through their major departments. Accreditation Five undergraduate degree programs are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. Effective Summer 1999 the Computer Engineering degree program was approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. It has not been reviewed for Engineering Accreditation by the Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. The college is housed in several buildings on campus.
All students receive extensive experience with computers.
The ECC offers more than 75 hours per week of open laboratory time for all engineering students. Software, printers, and four rooms of workstations enable students to integrate computers into all phases of their educational experience. All computers are linked to the university network, which provides intracampus communications as well as links to various national and international networks. In addition to the usual engineering classroom and laboratory equipment, the college has more than 25 major experimental facilities. Fields of Study Chemical Engineering Chemical engineers investigate and develop techniques to convert basic raw materials into useful products.