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Engineering Degree

Career/Program Overview

RCTC offers one Associate in Science (A. S.) degree in Engineering with multiple transfer options. One option is designed specifically for students planning to transfer to another Minnesota State College or University (MnSCU) institution. Another option is designed for students transferring to the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Transfer to other institutions is also common. Course selection is especially important depending on the institution transferred to and also the area of engineering to be studied (electrical, chemical, mechanical, etc.).

Curriculum-at-a-Glance

Coursework for both articulated Associate Degree options includes Calculus I and II, Multivariable Calculus, Differential Equations and Linear Algebra, Classical Physics I and II, and a selection from various engineering courses including Statics, Dynamics, Circuits I and II, and Logic Design. General education requirements include courses in written and oral communications, history and social behavioral sciences, and arts, literature and philosophy.

Specific two-year plans for each engineering discipline are available at http://www.roch.edu/dept/sci/engineering/advising.htm

RCTC has an active Engineering/Physics Club which builds equipment, puts on demonstration shows, and takes trips to universities and industrial labs. It is open to all RCTC students.

For more detailed program information, refer to RCTC’s program course requirements at http://www.rctc.edu/catalog/programs/index.html.

Program/Degree Options

RCTC offers one Associate in Science (A. S.) degree

with multiple options. One option is designed specifically for transfer to Minnesota State College and University (MnSCU) institutions and a second option is designed specifically for transfer to the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Students can also transfer to other institutions with appropriate planning of courses.

Program Start Date(s)

Students can begin general education requirements any semester.

Career Opportunities/Information

The degree options are specifically designed for transfer into a bachelor’s degree at either a MnSCU institution or the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. Students may transfer to many other institutions with appropriate planning.

Articulations/Accreditations

Rochester Community and Technical College is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission: A Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

For additional information on the most current list of RCTC program articulations see us at http://www.rctc.edu/catalog/articulations/index.html