| College of Engineering and Computer Science | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1968 |
| Type | Public |
| Dean | Marwan A. Simaan, Ph.D. |
| Undergraduates | 5,375[1] |
| Postgraduates | 1,260[1] |
| Location | Orlando, Florida, United States |
| Website | Official Site |
The UCF College of Engineering and Computer Science is an academic college of the University of Central Florida located in Orlando, Florida, USA. The dean of the college is Marwan A. Simaan, Ph.D.[2]
The college offers degrees in engineering, computer science and management systems, and houses UCF's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. UCF is listed as a university with "high research activity" by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.[3] The college is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the nation's best Engineering schools,[4] and as one of the world's best in the ARWU rankings.[5]
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Housing some of the university's showcase majors, the College of Engineering and Computer Science is made up of the following departments:
The college 13 undergraduate programs, 14 master degree programs, and 8 doctoral degree programs[6]. UCF has been classified as a research university (very high research activity) by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.[3] The Graduate School of the College of Engineering & Computer Science is ranked 73 in the Top 100 engineering schools by the U.S. News & World Report for the year 2010.[4] It also featured in the top 100 Engineering/Technology and Computer Sciences schools in the world in the ARWU by Shanghai Jiao Tong University for the year 2007.[5]
The college consists of the Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (EECS), the Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering (CECE) Department, the Industrial Engineering and Management Systems (IEMS) Department, and the Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering (MMAE) Department. The ROTC Division consists of the Aerospace Studies Department (Air Force ROTC) and the Military Science Department (Army ROTC).
The School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science was founded in 1999 as a result of the merger of the School of Computer Science with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. In 2005, Computer Science and ECE programs were truly merged (administratively and curriculum-wise) as one unified School of EECS[11]. In the summer of 2010, the School of EECS was renamed to the Department of EECS.
The Electrical Engineering and Computer Science have had many major accomplishments in their history. The Computer Science Programming Team placed 1st in the 2007 southeast ACM Regional Programming Competition and 44th in the international competition. The college’s now 25-year-old record of "top three in the southeast" continues. The Programming Team has placed as high as 2nd in past World Championships.[12]
The college saw the completion of a third Engineering Building which was designed in 2000-2002 for the School of EECS with a $15 million allocation from the State of Florida. In 2005, Harris Corporation donated $3 million to the College of Engineering & Computer Science, causing the building's name to be the Harris Corporation Engineering Center.[13]