The College of Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology provides formal education and research in more than 10 fields of engineering, including

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, electrical engineering,

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, materials engineering, biomedical, and

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, plus polymer, textile, and fiber engineering. The College of Engineering is the oldest and largest college of the institution.

History

The history of the College of Engineering spans more than 125 years, since the founding of Georgia Tech. Beginning with classes for

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in 1888, the College of Engineering has evolved into separate Schools for more than 10 fields of engineering.

Programs, departments and schools

* Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering * Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering * School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering * School of Civil and Environmental Engineering * School of Electrical and Computer Engineering *

H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering The H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering is a department in the Georgia Institute of Technology's Georgia Institute of Technology College of Engineering, College of Engineering dedicated to education and research in indust ...

* School of Materials Science and Engineering *

George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering The George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering is the oldest and second largest department in the College of Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. The school offers degree programs in mechanical engineering and nuclear and ...

Facilities

The offices of the College of Engineering are located on the third floor of

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Georgia Institute Of Technology College Of Engineering

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