Are the 3+2 engineering programs in LACs good enough?

mmn13ps3
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:35:40 +0000

I am going to apply to both universities and liberal arts colleges this year and I intend to do my major in mechanical engineering or applied physics.

But most LACs have a 3+2 engineering program, in which I would have to study 3 years at the LAC and the last 2 years at Columbia or RPI.

Is this program better than studying engineering at a university for 4 years?