Civil and Mechanical Engineering

Welcome to the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering Information Site

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Mission

Our mission is to support the engineering needs of Northeast Indiana and beyond through education, innovation, community engagement, and professional service. We are committed to providing quality educational opportunities to traditional and non-traditional students and equipping our students with the knowledge, skills, experience, and character to pursue productive and fulfilling engineering careers.

The Civil Engineering (BSCE) program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Civil and Similarly Named Engineering Programs Criteria.

The Mechanical Engineering (BSME) program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Mechanical and Similarly Named Engineering Programs Criteria.

In its recently (2023) released rankings of the best colleges and universities in the United States, U.S. News & World Report deemed the engineering programs at Purdue University-Fort Wayne to be among the best in the country.

Purdue University Fort Wayne also offers a Master of Science in Engineering (M.S.E) degree program with specializations of study in mechanical engineering.

The Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering also offers a combined five-year BSME/MSE Program. This is an integrated five-year degree program in which qualified students can receive a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and Master of Science in Engineering (MSE) degree with area of specialization in Mechanical Engineering.

The mechanical engineering program offers a six-course (18-credit hour) Certificate in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering and a six-course (20-credit hour) in Bio-Mechanical Engineering.