The Georgia Institute of Technology, also known as Georgia Tech, is located in Atlanta. It includes the largest college of engineering in the United States, which offers 50 different undergraduate and graduate degrees in nine areas of study--aerospace, biomedical, chemical and biomolecular, civil and environmental, electrical and computer, industrial and systems, materials science, nuclear and radiological and mechanical. On campus, the engineering programs use one million square feet of space spread across 47 buildings. The students receive hands-on instruction with the latest technology and opportunities to be involved in special research projects, as well as participation in semester- or summer-long programs in destinations such as England, France, China and Australia.
Georgia Southern University, a Carnegie Doctoral-Research University, is located in Statesboro. It includes the Allen E. Paulson College of Science and Technology that offers undergraduate degrees (beginning in fall 2011) in civil, electrical and mechanical engineering, as well as a Master of Science in Applied Engineering with a concentration in mechatronics, energy science, information technology or engineering management. Prior to 2011, it offered a two-year engineering studies program with the intention that students complete their degrees at other universities within the state. The college includes 10 different laboratories with the latest equipment and student chapters of a number of engineering organizations that range from the Society of Mechanical Engineers to the Society of Women Engineers.
The University of Georgia, located in Athens, includes the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering within its College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. It offers Bachelor of Science degrees in agricultural engineering (with electrical, mechanical, natural resource management, process operations and structural concentrations) and biological engineering (with biochemical, biomedical and environmental concentrations), with graduate degrees in both these areas. The Driftmier Engineering Center provides more than 100,000 square feet of office, classroom and laboratory space. The college also offers a cooperative education program that allows students to combine their academic study with periods of employment with practicing engineers, as well as a variety of internships.
Armstrong Atlantic State University, located in Savannah, includes an Engineering Studies Program within its College of Science and Technology. It offers a two-year Associate of Science degree that covers the core curriculum of mathematics and sciences with the intention that students complete an engineering program at the Georgia Institute of Technology (or at another university). The recommended coursework is divided into three different engineering course plans: Civil and Environmental, Electrical and Computer, and Mechanical. The program also provides students with a variety of internships, undergraduate research projects with faculty and cooperative education that combines on-the-job training with local engineering firms while attending school.