We serve scientists, engineers, managers and others working in high-technology companies in the Lower Hudson Valley, southern Connecticut and Northern New Jersey. The Electric Power Engineering Department has been an independent discipline at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for almost thirty years. The department operates as an autonomous entity within the School of Engineering with its own faculty, staff and students. During that time it has gained a national and international reputation for the quality of its instructional and research programs. It has a strong focus on preparation of engineers for professional practice, serving alike the needs of the electric power industry, its manufacturers of power equipment, consultants and all those who use a large amount of electrical energy.
Students also study areas of electrical engineering, including electronics and control systems.
Other BS engineering or computer science degrees, in addition to a bridge program will prepare students for entry into the program. A student can specialize in one of five separate areas, digital systems, communications, control systems, integrated electronics and signal and image processing. A ME or a MS degree is offered in the area of microelectronics manufacturing. Both programs are intended to prepare students for a career in the semiconductor industry and provide a broad interdisciplinary background in optics, chemistry, device physics, computer science, electrical engineering, photographic science and statistics. The Graduate School Electrical Engineering 75 S. Manheim Blvd.