If you are looking to enter various fields of engineering, you will benefit from a bachelor degree, which is required for almost all entry-level engineering jobs. The University of Denver offers a four-year bachelor degree in basic engineering and in specialties like electrical, mechanical or computer engineering. The college also offers graduate programs, which are necessary for advanced research and development jobs. The undergraduate and graduate engineering degrees at the University of Colorado at Denver can be obtained from evening classes if you need flexibility in scheduling. At the Colorado School of Mines in nearby Golden, undergraduate students in the Division of Engineering can choose a unique program, humanitarian engineering, that focuses on the application of engineering to improve the welfare of the disadvantaged. A four-year electrical engineering technology degree from Metropolitan State College of Denver will help graduates find jobs comparable to those of engineering school graduates.
The rate of job growth in Denver and surrounding communities makes the location an attractive one to start your engineering career. From 2002 to 2012, 6,270 engineering and engineering technician jobs are expected to be added, totaling 33,530 by 2012, according to the state's Labor and Employment Office. Some of the fastest-growing fields include environmental and petroleum engineering.
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