Olivet’s engineering program is growing, and we want you to be a part of it! With a dedicated and experienced faculty that is fully committed to your success, Olivet offers a one-of-a-kind opportunity to receive close personal attention, effective mentoring, challenging curriculum, missions opportunities and professional development.

Reasons to apply  

1. We are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, with more than 20 years of experience.
2. Classes are taught by outstanding faculty — not graduate assistants —with a passion for teaching
3. Our curriculum emphasizes engineering fundamentals and hands-on experience.
4. Our team engineering projects bring out the leader in you.
5. We work with you to facilitate meaningful internship opportunities through our rapidly growing alumni network.
6. We offer tangible Christian missions opportunities for you to apply your knowledge within developing nations experiencing great physical and spiritual needs.
7. In 2009 and 2010, Olivet graduates had a 100 percent pass rate on the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam.

Choose from four distinct engineering concentration areas:  

• Computer engineering 
• Electrical engineering 
• Geological engineering 
• Mechanical engineering 

Your coursework and experiences will start you on the track for turning ideas into reality, such as:

• Engineering design studios and computer labs
• Hands-on additive manufacturing (3-D printing) allows you to make plastic prototypes of everything from bottle lids to pipe fittings directly from a CAD model
• Summer intern networking program
• Capstone design and engineering project for all seniors to prepare them for a job in the field of engineering
• Green laser project with a local company
• Baja SAE Collegiate Design Series all-terrain vehicle competition
• Summer internship opportunities through our alumni network.

Putting knowledge to work  

Develop and practice your teamwork skills with other engineering majors:

Tigertron, the ongoing intelligent ground vehicle design project 

ASME chapter on campus to promote the art, science and practice of multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences

On mission trips, see firsthand how God can use your engineering skills for His work around the world. Recent trips have involved providing clean water for a village in Argentina, and providing a solar water heater on mission trip to Nairobi, Kenya.

Respond to real needs from other departments on campus, such as:

• Working with the art department to prepare an advertising piece.
• Designing a light display for the band’s variety show.
• Helping the nursing department design changes for their simulation lab.
• Creating hands-on activities for children during Olivet’s Homecoming for Kids.

Graduate School  

Graduates from our program have a nearly 100 percent acceptance rate when applying to graduate schools.

Olivet engineering alumni have gone on to graduate from Michigan State University, Auburn University, University of Idaho, University of Michigan, University of Kansas, University of Illinois, University of Wisconsin, Illinois Institute of Technology, Loughborough University and Purdue University.

Careers  

As an Olivet grad, you will compete favorably with grads from the country’s top engineering programs.

Employers continue to confirm that our grads come out on top in work ethic, ability to relate with others, communication skills and integrity. Olivet graduates are directly involved in research, engineering and product development at the cutting edge of technology.

When you’re ready for professional licensing, your first step is taking the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam. In 2009 and 2010, our grads who took it had a 100 percent pass rate.

Alumni careers include: Biomedical engineer, CEO, structural engineer, application engineer, computer engineer, automotive engineer, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, professor, mechanical manufacturing engineer,materials scientist, engineering supervisor, quality engineer, senior process controls engineer, among many others.

Some companies that have employed our alumni: Nissan, Honda, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Swagelok, Whirlpool, Motorola, Intel, Argonne National Laboratory, NASA, Engineering Missions International, Northrup Grumman, U.S. Government, Delphi Corporation, U.S. Navy, Bosch Tools, Teach for America, Bimba Manufacturing, Emerson Power Transmission Corp., JVH Engineering, Lockheed Martin, and Caterpillar.  

Accreditations  

Olivet’s Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, Inc.

Program Educational Objectives  

Within three to five years after graduation, Olivet expects our engineering alumni to:

1. Be characterized by effective Christian influence in families, churches, businesses and communities.
2. Expand their knowledge and capabilities in a wide variety of engineering and professional assignments.
3. Demonstrate the ability to determine and describe the underlying needs or root causes of problems.
4. Be effective in engineering design and application of engineering principles.
5. Exhibit effective communication skills with peers, clients, management, and the public.
6. Support the improvement of the Olivet engineering program in a variety of formal and informal ways, including student referrals, campus visits, equipment or money donations, and periodic evaluation.

Student Outcomes  

Graduates from the Olivet Nazarene University Engineering Program (with engineering major) must demonstrate:

1. an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering
2. an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
3. an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability and sustainability
4. an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams
5. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
6. an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
7. an ability to communicate effectively
8. the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental and societal context
9. a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in, life-long learning
10. a knowledge of contemporary issues
11. an ability to use the techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice
12. a Christian character expressed in service to church, campus and community

Areas of study 

Engineering Major, B.S.E., with concentration in Computer Engineering
Engineering Major, B.S.E., with concentration in Electrical Engineering
Engineering Major, B.S.E., with concentration in Geological Engineering
Engineering Major, B.S.E., with concentration in Mechanical Engineering  

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Olivet engineering students have a nearly 100 percent acceptance rate when applying to graduate schools.