How can a Christian find a good engineering school that is also a conservative Christian university? Fortunately, I have a friend who is a professor of engineering, and he gave me some helpful suggestions for my client. I had already suggested the schools we liked: Seattle Pacific University (Free Methodist) in Washington, and George Fox University (Quaker) in Oregon. We loved the atmosphere of both schools! But I had a client who lives on the other side of the country, and she wanted some suggestions about engineering schools in other parts of the country as well. Here is what my engineering professor friend suggested:
Calvin College in Michigan, Messiah, Grove City and Geneva in Pennsylvania, Olivet Nazarene in Illinois. Andrews (7th Day Adventist) in Michigan, Cedarville in Ohio.
Of this list my first recommendation would be Cedarville, based on its engineering programs quality and its theological stance. Next would be Grove City, After that, based in the same criteria, would be Calvin. Messiah has grown to be liberal. I think Geneva is fairly good along these lines but I don’t know about the quality of the engineering programs. Same for Olivet.
No single list can help every parent, of course. However, if you don’t even know where to BEGIN looking for a conservative Christian University with an engineering school, at least this is a starting place! Do your homework, to make sure a college is a good fit for your child, of course. But maybe this list can help you start your college search.
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Jenny Wells says:
Is your professor friend familiar with La Tourneau in East Texas? Wonder what his opinion would be of their programs.
March 11th, 2009 at 8:02 am
Lee says:
Hi Jenny,
He likes it. I have met Le Tourneau at the Christian college fair, and I really liked them a lot! My friend knows that I already recommend them, and that I had mentioned the school already. I have never visited LeTourneau, so you need to check it out for yourself, but the people I’ve met at college fairs are great – and they have the most wonderful, geekiest 3D postcard for their engineering school! It’s great!
Blessings,
Lee
March 11th, 2009 at 8:09 am
J W says:
As far as I’m concerned, East Texas is the prettiest part of Texas. I used to hear advertisements for LeTourneau on the Dallas Christian radio station all the time. Pine Cove Christian Camps is southwest of Longview, and might have summer job opportunities.
March 12th, 2009 at 9:12 am
Laura Stein says:
Olivet Nazarene in Illinois is fairly liberal. My daughter and I visited the campus about 3 years ago and were not impressed with the overall spiritual atmosphere on campus. They do have good programs, but we felt the good education (and large scholarships) would not be worth the liberal education.
September 24th, 2011 at 3:17 pm
Nancy Devine says:
When looking at engineering schools, keep in mind that ABET accreditation is *very* important if your student is looking to enter the professional engineering ranks. At least in Washington state, your degree must be from an ABET accredited school or you must meet the same requirements that a non-degreed engineer must meet, in order to sit for the professional engineer licensing exam.
September 25th, 2011 at 5:39 pm
Kim says:
LeTourneau University in Longview, TX, continues to be one of the top engineering schools in the nation. They have a master’s in engineering program (something I don’t know if the other schools mentioned above have) and they have been ABET accredited for years. Many LeTourneau grads go on to get PhD’s at top schools in the nation and others teach at top schools. I personally know of one who teaches at the Naval Academy (Dr. Janelle Peipemeier). I would be careful to mention LeTourneau in the list above – leaving it out is really passing over a diamond of a Christian college with an incredibly strong engineering program.
December 12th, 2011 at 5:17 pm
Lee says:
Dear Kim,
I love LeTourneau, and I recommend it often. I’ll rewrite this post and include that on the list
Blessings,
Lee
December 13th, 2011 at 12:06 pm