Can anyone recommend a good college regarding computer engineering?

[EMPthePanda]

I want to be a computer engineer, and I'm looking for a CSU or UC in CALIFORNIA that has a good computer engineering program. If you have any recommendations please let me know and if your job is a computer engineer than please let me know how it is and if it's worth pursuing! Thanks 

[CJPowell27]

Santa Barbara has a good program, if you have a high enough GPA

[terrytek]

Cal Poly?

[Art Vandelay]

I'm currently in a CE program. It's a lot of work and really painful.

[EMPthePanda]

I'm currently in a CE program. It's a lot of work and really painful.

what do you mean by painful?

[Art Vandelay]

what do you mean by painful?

I'm only in second term, but this has been my experience so far.

 

I am currently taking 6 courses (one is a joke course). Each course requires multiple hours of homework/studying/lab work each week.

 

School is 8:30am to 4:30pm almost every day this term (3-4 hours of lectures + tutorials + labs). Last term was 8:30am to 5:30pm and next term is 8:30 to 5:30 with Monday being a 8:30 am to 8:30 pm (at least that's what I'm told; I take 7 courses next term)

 

Basically, you have to devote the majority of your time to it and you have to be dedicated to it. I don't think I've talked to a single person who tried to coast through first or second term that didn't fail courses.

 

I would expect it to be about the same in America as it is in Canada, so be ready if you want to do this.

[TheProfosist]

I'm only in second term, but this has been my experience so far.

 

I am currently taking 6 courses (one is a joke course). Each course requires multiple hours of homework/studying/lab work each week.

 

School is 8:30am to 4:30pm almost every day this term (3-4 hours of lectures + tutorials + labs). Last term was 8:30am to 5:30pm and next term is 8:30 to 5:30 with Monday being a 8:30 am to 8:30 pm (at least that's what I'm told; I take 7 courses next term)

 

Basically, you have to devote the majority of your time to it and you have to be dedicated to it. I don't think I've talked to a single person who tried to coast through first or second term that didn't fail courses.

 

I would expect it to be about the same in America as it is in Canada, so be ready if you want to do this.

Thats college for ya?

[Art Vandelay]

Thats college for ya?

Is it? People I know in math and arts don't seem to be under nearly as much of a work load. One guy doing CS was doing 3 courses for his first term and was doing 6 on his second.

 

Anything with engineering in the name is guaranteed to be a heavy workload, at least at a Canadian university.

[EMPthePanda]

Is it? People I know in math and arts don't seem to be under nearly as much of a work load. One guy doing CS was doing 3 courses for his first term and was doing 6 on his second.

 

Anything with engineering in the name is guaranteed to be a heavy workload, at least at a Canadian university.

can't you chose to do less than all 6 courses in for each semester?

[TheProfosist]

Is it? People I know in math and arts don't seem to be under nearly as much of a work load. One guy doing CS was doing 3 courses for his first term and was doing 6 on his second.

 

Anything with engineering in the name is guaranteed to be a heavy workload, at least at a Canadian university.

yes also just assume college is going to be a lot of work and hard

can't you chose to do less than all 6 courses in for each semester?

maybe, depends on the college/university

[Art Vandelay]

can't you chose to do less than all 6 courses in for each semester?

One of my profs told the class "an engineering degree certifies that you can handle a heavy workload, so you can't do your degree over 10 years, taking 3 courses per term" (I'm in co-op so normal degree length is 5 years)

 

Plus University of Waterloo gives you no choice in courses whatsoever until 4th term, except in rare cases. I know a guy who was in 4th year math and went into CE and does not have to redo first year calc.

 

 

yes also just assume college is going to be a lot of work and hard

I dunno, I know someone in 4th year history who doesn't really try that hard, and someone in psychology who's working a part time job and doing school at the same time. If you tried to do a part time job and do engi at Waterloo, you'd probably fail out.

[Ngrungebb91]

Penn State has very good engineering credentials.. I know you said something in California but I would look into Penn State if possible.