<p>how are the programs?</p>
<p>absolute terrible, the more money you pay the better education ur going to get</p>
<p>I don’t know about that. Godson get a BS in Mech E from UConn about 3 yrs ago, got a job right out of college, and is doing EXTREMELY well.</p>
<p>No ABET accredited engineering degree program is terrible. The difference is between good and somewhat better, not good and bad, although what is “better” does depend on the student.</p>
<p>On the other hand, not all students are cut out for engineering.</p>
<p>MADad: UCONN has low Engineering Ranking - Your Godson was lucky.</p>
<p>I would send my son elsewhere.</p>
<p>@yianna12: UConn engineering actually has 100% job placement after graduation along with about every other competent engineering department. The primary differences between UConn and a private school are that the classes are larger and the professors are in some cases not as enthusiastic. If you’re interested in engineering outside of just the classroom you’ll also have to do some more work because research positions are limited, but if you’re a strong student and you show interest it’s not impossible.</p>
<p>The idea that the more you pay the better education you get is also ridiculous. Particularly in engineering, many of the nation’s best programs are in public schools (UCB, UMichigan, UIUC, Penn State). UConn isn’t one of these programs, but it’s been improving over the past decade or so, and there are definitely opportunities to get you to a better graduate school. If a job is your primary interest, you probably won’t be working at Apple, but there are still many great companies that recruit there.</p>
<p>Actually answering the OP’s question: The programs are good if you take enough interest in them. If you struggle in math and science already, you might not get as much attention from your professors, but if you make the effort to go to office hours and find other students to study with, you can still get a good engineering education.</p>
<p>We have engineering students from UCONN interning with us and frequently we hire them after they graduate.</p>
<p>Doct, Who is “us” if you don’t mind me asking???</p>