Students in the Civil Engineering Program at Florida State University in Tallahassee are trained to work in many areas. They may choose to specialize in fields such as construction, environmental engineering, geotechnical, transportation and hydraulics. This program also teaches students to use the latest in computer technology, thus ensuring that they are fully prepared for the modern workplace. Students graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree; if they want to go into research or teaching, they can also pursue a Master or Doctorate degree.
Miami Dade College offers an Associate of Arts in Civil Engineering, which is 64 total credit hours. Civil Engineering courses include construction, construction materials, design and inspection, computing, geotechnics and soils, concrete construction and applied hydraulics. Students may be able to transfer their credits to another school to pursue a bachelor's in this field.
The University of Florida's Civil Engineering Program has been in existence since 1910 and boasts a distinguished faculty that includes engineers, lab technicians and research scientists who train students to meet the needs of the workplace and solve problems in today's world. Research at the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering, located in Gainesville, is in fields ranging from infrastructure systems and transportation to coastal and water resources monitoring. The department offers an undergraduate degree and a graduate program with the latest in computer technology and testing facilities.
Established in 1974, Florida International University's Civil Engineering Department is renowned for its distinguished faculty, such as Professor Lambert Tall and Professor Emeritus Leroy Thompson. The school, located in Miami, offers not only undergraduate and graduate degree programs in Civil Engineering, but a doctoral program as well. The Lehman Center for Transportation Research, named for Congressman Bill Lehman, is also housed in this department. The center focuses specifically on transportation research and safety, and also helps in training Florida's transportation workers.