Engineering

Career Outlook

Engineering work is organized by traditional academic fields of study, including civil, computer, electrical, and mechanical engineering. There are also more specialized engineering fields, including aerospace, biomedical, computer, environmental, industrial, materials, nuclear, and ocean engineering.

Engineering is the art of applying scientific and mathematical principles, experience, judgment, and common sense to make things that benefit people and society. Engineers design products such as cars, computers, medical equipment, bridges, and robots as well as processes and systems for manufacturing, mass transit, and communications.

The State of California Employment Development Department provides an online Occupational Guide that provides helpful job descriptions, job outlooks and wages, and qualification requirements for a wide variety of careers. Use this guide to find more information about a career that may interest you.

Check out the current class schedule and classes offered in upcoming semesters.

The Skyline College STEM Center brings together academic and student support services for students taking science, technology, engineering and math courses.

The center supports student success by ensuring students have access to resources such as academic tutoring, counseling services, a resource depository for STEM pathways and transfer, a hub for internships and work based learning opportunities, as well as a place where students and staff can collaborate and build a community and supportive connection.

The Skyline College Fab Lab The Fab Lab is a space where your creativity and your imagination have no boundaries. We give you access to the tools, training, and community you'll need to feel comfortable building just about anything. We help you to evolve your technical and mechanical skills, develop your creativity and find new ways to improvise and be innovative.

Come utilize our production workshop and small-scale innovation hub equipped with digital fabrication machines and technologies for the production of objects, tools, and electronics.

The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Division of Skyline College offers a variety of programs that lead to AA/AS degrees, certificates in a specified field, and/or academic transfer to a 4-year college or university. Students can also take a class to fulfill General Education requirements, prepare for your major, and build career and technical education and skills. Check out the division's current programs.

Upon completion of the program students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge of math, science, and engineering to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems.
• Collaborate, communicate effectively, and work well in situations that require teamwork and leadership.
• Design and perform tests or experiments, analyze and interpret data including the use of statistical error analysis, and prepare technical reports summarizing the results of the tests or experiments.
• Develop an electrical or electronic hardware design or embedded system given a set of requirements, specifications, and constraints.
• Use techniques, skills, and modern engineering and computer tools necessary for electrical engineering practice including computer aided drafting (CAD) software, circuit simulation software, modern electronics test equipment, circuit prototyping and repair tools, design and manufacture of printed circuit boards, and embedded programming development tools and devices.