Engineering Science A.S.

What You'll Learn

Engineer your Transfer Success

Choose between mechanical and electrical engineering paths.

Gain the knowledge you need to transfer to a four-year school for engineering.

Where You’ll Go

Mechanical Engineers

$91,940

Median Salary

Regional Job Openings

Electrical Engineers

$104,495

Median Salary

Regional Job Openings

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Civil Engineers

$93,825

Median Salary

Regional Job Openings

Student & Faculty Stories

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Student Writes Story on Lab Renovation Project

Construction is underway on the $3.4 million project to renovate science laboratories at Tompkins

College Wins More Than $3.4 Million in NYS Workforce Development Grants

Tompkins Cortland Community College has been awarded more than $3.4 million in New York State

Program Requirements

To graduate [ 65-66 credits + 2.0 GPA or higher ]

Developmental Courses

Section	Course Name	Credits	Minimum Grade
ENGL 049 or ENGL 098	Accelerated Writing Skills for ENGL 100
RDNG 116	College Reading & Study Skills
MATH 090	Pre-Algebra
MATH 095	Beginning Algebra
MATH 120	College Algebra
MATH 138	Precalculus

First Year

Fall

Section	Course Name	Credits	Minimum Grade
CHEM 107	General Chemistry I	4
ECON 120	Principles of Microeconomics	3
ENGL 100	Academic Writing I A student exempted from ENGL 100 must substitute a three credit liberal arts elective. The course should be selected in consultation with the student’s advisor. advisor. ENGL103 is recommended.	3	C
ENSC 137	Introduction to Engineering	3
MATH 201	Calculus I Students who are not able to take MATH 201 in the first semester will need two extra semesters to complete this program.	4	C

Spring

Section	Course Name	Credits	Minimum Grade
CAPS 191	Introduction to MATLAB	1
ENGL 101	Academic Writing II	3
MATH 202	Calculus II	4	C
PHSC 211	Physics I (Mechanics and Heat)	4
Restricted Elective Second Semester	Select from: CHEM108 (ChemE), MATH208 (Civil, MechE, EE)	3

Second Year

Fall

Section	Course Name	Credits	Minimum Grade
CSCI 160	Computer Science I	3
ENGL 102	Approaches to Literature	3
MATH 203	Calculus III	4	C
PHSC 212	Physics II (Electricity & Magnetism)	4
Restricted Elective Third Semester	Select from: CHEM205 (ChemE), ENSC209 (Civil, Mech), ELEC224 (EE)	4

Spring

Section	Course Name	Credits
ENGL 201 OR ENGL 204 OR ENGL 210	Public Speaking OR Interpersonal Communication OR Intercultural Communication	3
MATH 206	Differential Equations	4
Restricted Elective Fourth Semester	Select a pair from: (ChemE: CHEM206, ENSC203, BIOL220/221), (Civil, MechE: ENSC204, ENSC212 ), (EE: ENSC203, ELEC 223)	4
Restricted Elective Fourth Semester	Select a pair from: (ChemE: CHEM206, ENSC203, BIOL220/221), (Civil, MechE: ENSC204, ENSC212 ), (EE: ENSC203, ELEC 223)	3 or 4

Engineering Science A.S.

What You'll Learn

Where You’ll Go

Student & Faculty Stories

Program Requirements

Student may need to take the following courses:

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