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Online Engineering Degree

Vivian Said:

Is an online degree in civil engineering equivalent to a regular one gotten in an offline school?

We Answered:

As a civil engineer, I can honestly say that no company I know of would even consider looking at a candidate with an online civil engineering degree. In fact, I don't think that such degrees even exist! Most - no, all companies are interested in engineering candidates with degrees from ABET accredited engineering programs, and there's no way that ABET would accredit an on-line program. If you do come across some place that is advertising an accredited on-line civil engineering degree, treat it like "Bob's Backyard College of Engineering" and run away because it's a scam.

If you're interested in getting a civil engineering degree, you'll probably have to do it the old-fashioned way. But no fear!! - I studied with several folks who were working their ways through school and were a little older, and they all did great! The one advantage that engineering progams in general seem to have is lots of scholarships. Even if you start empty-handed in most civil engineering programs, if you keep high grades and seek to get involved a little bit extracurricularly, you shouldn't have a problem getting scholarships.

Bonnie Said:

Can anyone find an online engineering degree?

We Answered:

University of North Dakota has BS engineering online. http://distance.und.edu/degrees/?interes…

Make certain that any program you pick will meet the licensing/certification requirements of whichever career you're interested in. I suspect that engineering courses are incredibly difficult online - be prepared for a difficult path.

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