Civil Engineering - Colorado School of Mines

Civil Engineering from Colorado School of Mines is a Campus Bachelor Civil Engineering degree that prepares you for a Engineering career. Civil Engineers are in the forefront of technology. They are the leading users of sophisticated high-tech products - applying the very latest concepts in computer-aided design, construction, project scheduling, and cost control. Civil engineering is about community service, development, and improvement. It involves the conception, planning, analysis, design and construction of facilities essential to modern life, ranging from tunnels to offshore structures to space satellites. Civil engineers are problem solvers, meeting the challenges of pollution, traffic congestion, drinking water, energy needs, urban redevelopment, and community planning. Students taking the Civil Engineering Specialty within the Engineering Division represent one of the largest undergraduate groups at CSM with about 70 students receiving B.S degrees in 2006-2007. The Civil Engineering Specialty builds on a foundation of multidisciplinary engineering core courses to prepare students for leadership roles in industry and academe. The employment prospects for Civil Specialty graduates are excellent. The most recent data from the CSM Careers office for 2006-2007 indicates that the percentage of Civil Specialty students with placements at graduation is in the high 90's. This includes over 20% who go on to graduate school at CSM or elsewhere. Those that go into Industry have seen salaries increase significantly over the past 12 months with starting salary offers averaging well over $50K. View more details on Colorado School of Mines . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Civil Engineering courses.