Mechanical Engineering Partnership Program

Mesa State College and the University of Colorado at Boulder have created an innovative partnership to deliver a mechanical engineering program in its entirety in Grand Junction.

The Mechanical Engineering Partnership Program prepares students for careers in a wide range of industries through the rigorous study of mechanical engineering. Students participate in hands-on engineering design projects beginning in their freshman year and continuing through senior design projects.

Residence at Mesa State provides CU-Boulder engineering students the unique option of small class size and more contact with faculty while experiencing an engineering program equal in quality to that delivered on the CU-Boulder campus.

Students completing the program will be awarded a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering degree from CU-Boulder. Because ABET, the accrediting agency for engineering, requires graduates from a program before it can apply for accreditation, the MSC/CU Partnership Program is not currently accredited. Accreditation will be sought as soon as allowable, which will be after the first students graduate from the program in 2012. If accreditation is granted in conjunction with the 2012-2013 accreditation cycle, it will be retroactive to include the degrees awarded to the 2012 graduating class. For more information on ABET accreditation, please contact the:
Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET
111 Market Place, Suite 1050
Baltimore, MD 21202-4012
Telephone 410.347.7700
www.abet.org