Dunwoody College of Technology was founded in 1914 in Minneapolis as a private, non-profit institution of higher learning. It is one of only three non-profit technical colleges in the country. The school offers associate's and bachelor's degrees in both an online and face-to-face format. Dunwoody combines classroom learning with paid internships for students pursuing a civil engineering technician certificate. The courses required for the 45-credit program are primarily offered in the evening.
University of Minnesota-Duluth (UMD) is a comprehensive regional university established in 1895. It sits on 244 acres overlooking Lake Superior, the largest freshwater lake in the world. The school founded its Department of Civil Engineering in 2008 and the program is housed in a LEED-certified building that was competed in 2010. UMD offers multiple civil engineering electives in four areas: geotechnical, structural, transportation and water resources engineering. Students earn a bachelor's degree, learning from faculty who are involved in research and professional activities.
Minnesota State University-Mankato is located on a 350-acre campus 80 miles southwest of Minneapolis in a community of 50,000. The school offers a bachelor's degree in civil engineering that provides students with a strong technical foundation in geotechnical, structural, water resources and transportation engineering. Graduates of the program will be able to communicate technical information effectively with the public, peers, and clients, and will be aware of cultural, societal and professional issues related to the profession.
The University of Minnesota's main campus, located in Minneapolis, is one of the largest public research universities in the country. It's also home to one of the nation's top engineering programs, with research staff in five specialty areas: environmental, water resources, transportation, geomechanics and structures-mechanics-materials. The Civil Engineering department is home to two National Science Foundation-funded research centers and it offers bachelor's, master's and Ph.D. degrees in civil engineering.