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TCNJ School of Engineering is one of seven schools at
The College of New Jersey The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) is a public university in Ewing Township, New Jersey. It is part of New Jersey's public system of higher education. Established in 1855 as the New Jersey State Normal School, TCNJ was the first normal school, ...
, consisting of roughly 650 students centered in Armstrong Hall. It offers several
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programs in various
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disciplines including the traditional
mechanical Mechanical may refer to: Machine * Machine (mechanical), a system of mechanisms that shape the actuator input to achieve a specific application of output forces and movement * Mechanical calculator, a device used to perform the basic operations o ...
,
electrical Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter possessing an electric charge. Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as described by Maxwel ...
, and civil engineering fields, but also extending to newer fields such as
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and
biomedical Biomedicine (also referred to as Western medicine, mainstream medicine or conventional medicine)
engineering. An Order of the Engineer chapter was started in Spring 2009 for all graduating seniors.


Faculty

The current dean of the school is Dr. Andrea Welker, who started this role in 2022. The
mechanical engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines and mechanism (engineering), mechanisms that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and engineering mathematics, mathematics principl ...
department is chaired by Dr. Karen Yan; the electrical and
computer engineering Computer engineering (CE, CoE, or CpE) is a branch of engineering specialized in developing computer hardware and software. It integrates several fields of electrical engineering, electronics engineering and computer science. Computer engi ...
departments are chaired by Dr. Anthony Deese; the
civil engineering Civil engineering is a regulation and licensure in engineering, professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads ...
department is chaired by Dr. Andrew Bechtel, and the
biomedical engineering Biomedical engineering (BME) or medical engineering is the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology for healthcare applications (e.g., diagnostic or therapeutic purposes). BME also integrates the logica ...
department is chaired by Dr. Christopher Wagner. The Department of Integrative
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Education is chaired by Dr. Manuel Figuroa.


Programs and academics

TCNJ's School of Engineering offers the following programs and degrees.


Department of Biomedical Engineering

*Bachelor of science (BS) in biomedical engineering The biomedical engineering program at The College of New Jersey is relatively young, having its first graduating class in 2007.


Department of Civil Engineering

*Bachelor of science (BS) in civil engineering


Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

*Bachelor of science (BS) in electrical engineering *Bachelor of science (BS) in computer engineering *Bachelor of science (BS) in engineering science, engineering management specialization, with an electrical engineering preference


Department of Mechanical Engineering

*Bachelor of science (BS) in mechanical engineering *Bachelor of science (BS) in engineering science, engineering management specialization, with a mechanical engineering preference


Department of Integrative STEM Education

*Bachelor of science (BS) in technology education *Bachelor of arts (BA) in integrative STEM (i-STEM), with a specialization in early childhood, elementary, or deaf and hard of hearing education


Students

Like most of the nation's engineering schools, the School of Engineering at TCNJ is predominantly male, but at approximately 25% female it has one of the highest percentages of women in the nation. Additionally, 25% of TCNJ engineers are minorities. Student-run organizations within the School of Engineering include the
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, the
American Society of Civil Engineers The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is a tax-exempt professional body founded in 1852 to represent members of the civil engineering profession worldwide. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, it is the oldest national engineering soci ...
, the
American Society of Mechanical Engineers The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) is an American professional association that, in its own words, "promotes the art, science, and practice of multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences around the globe" via "continuing edu ...
, the Biomedical Engineering Society, the National Society of Black Engineers, the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, and the Society of Women Engineers, among others.


Courses and facilities

Like many engineering schools, the course load can be very heavy, with most students requiring exemptions from college credit limits to fulfill a four-year graduation plan. The traditional mechanical and electrical engineering departments focus almost entirely on courses within the engineering department - typically only the minimum number of non-engineering courses required for graduation can be taken without deviating from a four-year plan. Other programs, such as the computer and biomedical engineering and engineering management fields include courses from other departments (computer science, biology, and business, respectively). Armstrong Hall contains two general purpose computer labs, two electrical/computer engineering labs with radiofrequency, optics, imaging, control systems, and other specialized sub-rooms, a robotics lab, woodshop, two machine shops, a thermofluids lab, a materials (and separate biomaterials) lab, a windtunnel, and number of other facilities. The STEM building is the latest edition to the TCNJ School of Engineering. This facility was developed to cultivate learning and to prepare students for future work in the STEM fields. Former TCNJ president Gitenstein said, "These facilities are helping us prepare a new generation of graduates for the demands of the STEM economy." The building has multiple modern biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, and computer science laboratories. Armstrong Hall has recently been renovated in a similar manner to the STEM building. The renovation has finished in the end of 2019.


Senior Capstone Project

All graduating seniors in programs intended to procure a BS degree are required to do a senior capstone project. Projects can be performed in a group or individually. The project is divided into two courses, "Senior project I" and "Senior project II" and includes a formal presentation at the end of each course. Many graduating students consider the senior capstone project to be the most intensive coursework in the engineering department at TCNJ - stories of students being evicted from the engineering building at odds hours of the night and early morning by campus police while working on their senior projects are popular. The nature of the senior project is left to the discretion of the student, although each project must have an advisor to help guide the students in their research. A passing grade in the senior project is required for graduation. Many students choose to work on projects that may be entered in national or international competitions, most of which occur before the end of the school year. Some popular examples of these are: * Baja SAE * Solar Splash * SAE Aerodesign *
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Great Moonbuggy Race *
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High Efficiency Power Amplifier Design Competition *New Jersey Autonomous Vehicle (NJAV) for Competition in the IGVC * Micromouse * Engineers Without Borders related project Many senior projects are multi-disciplinary, requiring one or more students from both the mechanical and electrical/computer engineering departments. Projects are displayed for the community during "Student Achievement Day" at the end of the spring semester of each year.


Post-graduation

TCNJ Engineering students who pursue post-graduation employment enjoy a near 100% placement rate within 6 months of graduation. Many students choose to remain within New Jersey, where major employers of TCNJ graduates include
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,
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,
Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is an American multinational pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical technologies corporation headquartered in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Its common stock is a c ...
,
Lockheed Martin The Lockheed Martin Corporation is an American Arms industry, defense and aerospace manufacturer with worldwide interests. It was formed by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta on March 15, 1995. It is headquartered in North ...
, Merck, PSE&G,
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, and the U.S. Army CECOM (Communications and Electronics Command). Many students choose to pursue a graduate degree as well, with
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,
University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania (Penn or UPenn) is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. One of nine colonial colleges, it was chartered in 1755 through the efforts of f ...
,
Princeton University Princeton University is a private university, private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial ...
,
Drexel University Drexel University is a private university, private research university with its main campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Drexel's undergraduate school was founded in 1891 by Anthony Joseph Drexel, Anthony J. Drexel, a financier ...
, and others being popular.


See also

* TCNJ School of Business


References


External links


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