The University's Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology offers a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology (BSET) with focus in motorsports. The program combines elements of Mechanical, Aeronautical, electronics, management engineering and technology.
The university offers a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering (BSME) with a concentration in motorsports engineering degree. It's within 50 miles of 90 percent of the NASCAR Sprint Cup teams and 5 miles from Lowe's Motor Speedway, meaning the college has good relationships with companies in the industry. In the first year, students work on projects of to introduce them to engineering. In the second, they begin using the machine shop as they build air-powered engines.
The School of Engineering and Technology offer a four-year bachelor of science degree in motorsports engineering. It's 127 credit hours, including a foundation of 70 semester hours in engineering and engineering course work. Students take a variety of classes in motorsports design, computer aided engineering and vehicle dynamics. It's ranked No. 2 on Edmunds Inc.'s Top 10 Automotive Colleges and Universities in America.
Students can undertake a master's and a doctoral degree in mechanical engineering, concentrating in motorsports engineering through research projects. All senior students can participate in designing and building a capstone project that is part of a national senior design competition. The department has eight research centers, including a chassis torsion tester and programmable damper dynamometer.