Early Engineering Education in the United States Prior to 1850

Civil Engineering Undergraduate Education from the 19th Century Forward—The Experiment Continues

“…West Point traces its roots to the U.S. School for Artillerists and Engineers established by Congress in 1776 in order to meet the needs of Continental Army for the newly created republic. West Point itself was established under an act of Congress during the Jefferson administration in 1802 (Jewell, Griggs, and Ressler, 2001). It's creation was foreshadowed by Congressman John Adams' letter to General William Heath in February 1776 that highlights the problems and proposes the eventual solution (Klosky, 2012).…”

80 Years of Aerospace Engineering Education in the Netherlands

“…Which college was the first engineering college in the United States of America, is still a topic of an ongoing debate. The consensus, however, is that the following four schools [9] can be considered the first engineering colleges:…”

Accredited Undergraduate Environmental Engineering Education at PUIs

“…Early EnvE college programs were seen in the 1800s in the US but were often called "sanitary engineering" programs or were simply just a subdiscipline in another department [13]. EnvE has struggled to form a unique identity from the disciplines it evolved from [14].…”

“…EnvE is regarded as a newer engineering discipline that grew out of CivE and fundamental science disciplines. The first college programs, documented in the early 1800s, were at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Norwich University, Union College, and West Point [13]. ABET accreditation of EnvE programs began in 1966 when Rensselaer was accredited (Figure 1).…”