University of California, Berkeley College of Engineering, engineering school
The UC Berkeley College of Engineering is an engineering faculty on the main campus with 14 buildings and a large research facility spanning 150 acres off-campus. The facilities include laboratories, classrooms, offices, and open learning spaces where active learning and research happen daily.
The engineering college was founded in 1931 and is one of the oldest engineering programs in the country. Over the following decades it grew into one of the nation's leading engineering schools, with graduates founding major technology companies or making significant scientific discoveries.
Engineering at Berkeley is deeply connected to California's technology culture and attracts students from around the globe. The community here measures itself by innovation and solving real problems, which shows in daily conversations between students and faculty about ongoing projects.
Visitors should expect that areas are actively used for teaching and research and may sometimes have restricted access. It helps to check in advance which areas are open and ask where exhibitions or public events are happening.
Many well-known technology accelerators and startup programs are connected to the college, including SkyDeck, which turns student ideas into actual companies. This close tie to Silicon Valley startup culture makes the engineering program unique among academic institutions.
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