Engineering (AS)

Why Bay College?

The Pre-Engineering program at Bay College provides a solid foundation for a degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology. Students can take courses: Calculus I, Calculus II, Calculus III, Differential Equations, and Linear Algebra math courses, and in some cases Statistics, required for their engineering degree at Bay College. Depending on one’s engineering specialty (for example Chemical or Mechanical Engineering), students can take their General Chemistry I and II, Organic Chemistry I and II, Elements of Physics I and II or Engineering Physics I and II, Statics, Dynamics, Mechanics of Materials, Biology I and II, and/or Anatomy and Physiology I and II courses at Bay. Students can also take required General Education (English, Humanities, and Social Sciences) courses at Bay College. Instead of being in a classroom lecture with 100 or 200 students, as is typical at most universities, students get much more one-on-one attention with class sizes averaging 15-25 students. Courses transfer with ease, and Bay instructors are passionate about teaching.

Students have the opportunity to join Bay College’s STEM Club during their enrollment at Bay College. As a member of the STEM Club, students can attend field trips to local businesses that employ engineers, take tours of universities that offer engineering programs, and join a community of Bay College student learners that are excited about STEM and STEM careers.

Beyond Bay College

Students interested in transferring to a four-year institution to obtain a bachelor's degree or higher may find opportunities in the following areas of study:

• Civil Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering

Engineering students planning to transfer beyond Bay will benefit from pursuing an Associate in Science in Pre-Engineering. Students will spend 2 years at Bay College taking math, science, and other general education courses, gaining a strong foundation for successfully transferring to a university of choice to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering. Students will experience a significant cost savings by taking the same courses at Bay that they would take at a university during their first two years of college.

Bay College has transfer agreements with LSSU in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Engineering, plus Electrical Engineering Technology and Manufacturing Engineering Technology. Both Bay College and LSSU have small class sizes, giving students individualized, personal attention and hands on experiences.