Anyone know SUNY? Kid looking at electrical engineering program.
 

Our friends son is looking at SUNY for their electrical engineering program. Does anyone have experience with the school?

he in Ohio? if so, the 9th best EE program is just west of him at Purdue. BTFU!

Which school?

There's a bunch of them in the system.

If he is looking at any schools in New England, let me know. I am a senior electrical engineering student at a state school in the region.

I work for Boeing (not an engineer) and around here, where you went to school is not a big deal for a bachelor's degree. It MUST be ABET accredited to be worth much. Grad School? Most of the good ones I know went to Tauber in Michigan or UW (no surprise, its Washington so we get lots of UW and WSU grads.

I really like the Tauber grads, I think they have a technical MBA program that is "the bee's knees" as the kids say.

Don't have a clue what SUNY is - but I'm biased:

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The School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the Georgia Institute of Technology is the largest producer of electrical engineers and computer engineers in the United States. Over 2,800 students are enrolled in the School’s graduate and undergraduate programs, and in the last academic year, 794 degrees were awarded. All ECE undergraduate and graduate programs are in the top seven of the most recent college rankings by U.S. News & World Report.

State University of New York System.

First, which SUNY? I knew several guys in the Binghamton Mech E program and it was very good at the time (1980's). As long as it is accredited, it is hard to go to a bad engineering school. And if they are in state, tuition is "reasonable".

SUNY used to put different engineering programs at different locations. I expect that you will have some different sub-programs at different schools.

FYI - one of our local community colleges is now offering 4 year accredited programs in Mechanical, Electrical and Civil engineering. Total 4 year cost is $19K. That is SUPER cheap, and you end up with a University of Texas degree.

Why a New York school? Does he live there or something?

I agree

There are lots of good EE programs out there.

What is the primary driver behind the school selection? Location? Cost? Reputation?

I'm an EE myself (BS and MS) and the degree merely helps open door. Your ability and work ethic determines your success. I've managed people with MIT degrees who weren't nearly as good as those with small school degrees.

I have interned with ivy league EEs and they knew just as much as I did. I do not know if I would necessarily say every EE curriculum is the same (even if it is ABET accredited). The university that I attend is very well known for its signal processing research and classes. Some schools are better at electromagnetics, power, circuit design, etc. This can limit a student when they are picking their design electives towards the end of their degree.

Don't get hung up on this. It an't the GPA either. It is what the person does with the degree that counts. Seriously - the grades and the pedigree doesn't make the person or in this case the engineer.

The SUNY System is huge and there are a bunch of really good schools in it that can get you a great education without going into debt for 20 years.

SUNY is 64 campuses ranging from PhD granting University Centers (Buffalo, Binghamton, Albany, Stony Brook) to 4 year colleges to community colleges.

I'm an alum of the University at Buffalo - the largest and most comprehensive in the system.

Biased, of course, but it is a great school with good value for the cost. They have a well regarded Engineering School.

^^^^ This. Not an EE myself, but worked with plenty over the years....first at RTP fresh out of college, where many of the EEs opened the door while still getting their degree...something to consider maybe?

Where one's degree was from didn't matter after day 1....