The Central Connecticut State University is located in New Britain and the institution's engineering and technology department is one of its four schools. The college offers a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering and civil engineering technology. Students of the B.S. in Civil Engineering are taught maths and science, including disciplines particularly pertaining to engineering, such as fluid mechanics, dynamics and thermodynamics. Geotechnical, surveying, environmental and water resources engineering are among the courses offered as part of the program. Graduates of the program will be ready to take the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying Fundamentals of Engineering examination, which can lead on to a Professional Engineer exam. Those taking the undergraduate degree in civil engineering technology can take courses focusing on computer-aided drafting, materials, hydrology and structural design.
The University of Connecticut has been ranked among the best public universities in New England. Based in Storrs, its Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering offers a Bachelor of Engineering degree program in Civil Engineering as well as a Masters of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Undergraduates receive training in hydraulics and water resources, geotechnical engineering and construction management. M.S. students can choose to concentrate on environmental engineering, transportation and urban engineering, structural engineering or geotechnical engineering. PH.D programs are also available in applied mechanics, transportation and urban engineering, geotechnical engineering and structural engineering.
The University of New Haven, based in West Haven, is a private experiential education institution in the nation, having been ranked by U.S. News and World Report magazine as one of the best regional universities in the North. The institution offers a B.S. degree in civil engineering; courses include calculus, elementary surveying and differential equations. The university encourages students to approach their study in an interdisciplinary way, combining dimensions such as ethics, humanism and politics.
The University of Hartford is located in West Hartford and offers both M.S. and M.ENG degrees in civil engineering. Students of the undergraduate program can elect to focus on environmental engineering. The M.ENG course requires students to specialize in environmental engineering, transportation engineering or structural engineering. The first two years of the undergraduate degree in civil engineering concentrate on core disciplines such as structural, environmental, transportation and water resources engineering. Students may then specialize in their area of interest and work on a project as a junior engineer to a practicing professional.