Situated on Alta Vista Street in Dubuque, Loras College is a Catholic liberal arts college. The college offers a bachelor's of science degree in general engineering, with a focus on the analysis and design of electromechanical systems. Integral parts of the course are computer science and mechanical and electrical engineering. Students can pursue a general engineering major or a specialized major in fields such as applied physics, biomedical engineering or engineering management. The course lasts four years and includes project work and internships as part of the curriculum. Graduates of the degree course can find jobs as mechanical engineers, support engineers and mechanical design engineers.
Just over the state line from Dubuque into Wisconsin, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville offers a range of undergraduate engineering courses. These include engineering technology in agribusiness and civil, electrical, environmental, industrial and mechanical engineering. Degree programs in engineering physics, plastics processing technology, engineering management and engineering education are also available at the university. The degrees lasts four years, and students can specialize if their course allows it after an initial basic grounding in the subject. For example, electrical engineering graduates can specialize in four different aspects of the area of electrical engineering.
For engineering training that results in an associate of engineering or associate of science qualification, Highland Community College in northwest Illinois provides two different majors. The majors last two years and are in the fields of engineering and engineering technology. Scholarships are available for these programs. Graduates can find work as engineering technicians and in areas that support engineering activities.
The electromechanical technology associate degree offered by Southwest Tech in Fennimore, Wisconsin, qualifies graduates to work as engineering technicians. Other areas graduates have found work in include technical sales and research and development. Engineering technicians set up, operate, program, repair and monitor automation technology, computer systems, robotic systems and programmable logic controllers. The course lasts for two years.