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University Basics
Name: California Polytechnic State University (usually referred
to as Cal Poly)
Location: San Luis Obispo
Founded: 1901
Affiliation: Part of the 23-campus California State University
system
Campus Size: 9,678 acres
Guiding Philosophy: "Learn by Doing"
Campus Colors: Green and Gold
Student Body: About 18,475 (Fall 2005)
56% men, 44% women, 27% ethnic minorities
Student-Faculty Ratio: 19 to 1
Average Lab/Lecture Class Size: 20-35
U.S. News & World
Report rates Cal Poly the best public
largely undergraduate university in the West.
College of Engineering (CENG) Basics
Dean: Mohammad Noori
Learning Philosophy: Hands-on learning through a unique project/design-centered curriculum
Undergraduate Enrollment: About 4,600 (Fall 2005
Statistics)
86% men, 14% women
Average Freshmen GPA: 3.83
Average Freshmen SAT: 1,266
Graduates Employed Within a Year After Graduation: 83% (2003-04
graduates)
Graduates Attending Graduate School: 12%
U.S. News & World
Report ranks Cal Poly as first in the nation for
public undergraduate engineering schools.
CPE Program Basics
Director: Albert A. Liddicoat
Faculty/Staff: 18 faculty, 4 technical staff, 1 administrative assistant,
2 student assistants
Undergraduate Enrollment: Approx. 535 (2004-05 Academic Year)
Programs Offered/Degrees Awarded: Bachelor of Science in
Computer Engineering
ABET Accredited: Since 1997
Learning Philosophy: To provide a rigorous and complete education
in an environment that emphasizes hands-on experience, problem solving
skills, creative contribution and responsible action.
Average Annual Starting Salary: $60,000 (2001-02 graduates)
U.S. News
& World Report ranked Cal Poly's Computer
Engineering Program as the top Computer Engineering program at a public university in its 2006 Best Colleges report.
Top Five Employers for CPE Graduates:
Top CPE Co-op Student Employers:
Corporate Sponsors
- Acuson Corporation
- Chevron Corporation
- Cisco Systems, Inc.
- The Clorox Company
- Community Foundation, Silicon Valley
- Bert & Candace Forbes Family Fund
- Fox Pain & Company, LLC
- Hewlett-Packard Company
- IBM Corporation
- Intel/Ziatech, San Luis Obispo
- Lam Research Corporation
- Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Northrop Grumman Corporation
- Qualcomm, Inc.
- Raytheon Company
- Silicon Graphics, Inc.
- Sun Microsystems, Inc.
- The Charles Schwab Corporation
- Veritas Software Corporation
Engineering Student Clubs/Organizations
More than 50, many of which took top honors in national and
regional competitions.
Most Popular Student Events & Projects
- Cal Poly Rose
Float robotic systems
- CPE Annual Academic Day Robot Building Competition
- CPE Awards Banquet
- EVEC's Electric Vehicle Display
- IEEE/HKN Exploratorium
- RoboRodentia
(IEEE robot contest held during Open House)
- Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Team
Tech Engineering Competition
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