<p>Quite frankly, you could say that I’m a late bloomer which currently put me in the predictament I am now.</p>
<p>I’m currently enrolled in John Jay, but decided I wanted to do CmpE. I had a rough semester, and to get straight to the point, CCNY did not accept my Transfer Admission.</p>
<p>However, Hostos did. </p>
<p>I was wondering with the Joint Engineering Program:</p>
<p>1) Will I take Engineering classes AT City College?</p>
<p>2) Will jobs look DOWN on me for being a student of Hostos College relying on a Joint Engineering program? </p>
<p>Please and thanks in advance!</p>
<p>Bump!</p>
<p>Sent from my PC36100 using CC App</p>
<p>It looks like it’s a transfer program. The program is 2 years at Hostos Community College earning an A.S. in engineering science (which is not an engineering degree) then you transfer your 60 hours to CCNY and earn a B.S. in engineering after 2-3 more years. While at Hostos, you take some engineering classes at CCNY. </p>
<p>I don’t have personal experience with the program, but if I was in your position, my questions would be (1) is transfer to CCNY guaranteed from Hostos following the A.S.? If so, is there a minimum GPA requirement? If not, what percentage of last year’s class was accepted for transfer? (2) Do you have any access to CCNY’s internship programs while at Hostos?</p>
<p>In general, people won’t “look down” at you for going to a CC then transferring. At the end of the day, people care where you graduated from, not where you started college. That said, you’ll be at a big disadvantage if you can’t intern or co-op while at Hostos. You want at least 2 semesters of engineering work experience before graduation. If you only spend 2 years at CCNY, that only gives you one summer for employment. You can get around this by being proactive. Contact CCNY before you transfer to see if they’ll let you access their internship database (doubtful, but it’s worth a try). If not, see if Hostos has a career services office that can help you. Also, keep an eye out on Monster, Linked-In, Indeed, etc. and try to network with people you know to find a position. Make finding an engineering internship your #1 priority while at Hostos.</p>