[QUOTE=reds2,May 17 2007, 10:02 PM]Civil - 1996. Damn I'm old.

 

At one time I think have the guys working for me were Ga.Tech. graduates, and I came to believe that the guys who had to work the hardest to get through Tech made better engineers than the guys who were smart enough to coast.

Compared to your son, I took the easy route to engineering.

 

Manufacturing Engineering

One more semester!

 

There is definitely a huge shortage of Civil Engineering grads, especially here in the Bay Area. There is a huge demand. I am personally doing Civil Engineering and will graduate in another semester. Getting a PE is not necessary unless you want to get into design.

For me personally, I would rather pass on the PE (because of the cost of liability insurance) and get into construction. I already work as a project engineer at a construction project for a Medical Office building and I see a lot of potential in construction to make a lot of money for myself in the future.

I am not saying getting a PE is bad, but I'd rather not deal with doing calculations all day (when getting into design) and then having the burden of paying liability insurance and knowing if I mess up somewhere in my calcs, that people may get hurt or even die.

 

BS - Computer Engineering '00 - NJIT
MS - Systems Engineering '03 - Stevens Institute of Technology

 

BS Electrical Engineering -- 1994 -- UF (Go Gators)
MS Computer Science -- 2004 -- UNC (Go Heels)

About the gap between my two degrees, I worked as an Electrical Engineer for several years before I figured out what I really wanted to do.

 

BS Aerospace Engineering - December '05
MS Systems Engineering - August '10

 

Representin' all the electrical engineers here

Bachelor's in '01
currently working on my Master's since my company is paying for it

 

Mechanical / Areospace engineer - '78

Mecahnical Engineers make weapons, Civil Engineers make targets.

 

Mechanical/Aero '06
MBA '08