ProTrack: The options keep getting better!

ProTrackFlorida Tech's ProTrack Co-op program incorporates professional work experience and online course work into its College of Engineering degree programs, allowing participants to graduate in four years with the equivalent of a year of career experience. Plus, this traditional combined degree/co-op programs only take five years!

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Finish in Five with FastTrack!

Graduate in 5Accelerated master's programs give highly motivated students the chance to take graduate course work while still an undergraduate, thus allowing them to finish a master's degree in less time than they could a traditional program!

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What is a Chemical Engineering degree?

Whether you want to discover alternative sources of energy, develop new methods of food production or engineer the next medical breakthrough, you can get there with a chemical engineering degree from Florida Tech. Here, you'll develop a strong background in engineering and get hands-on experience in modern chemical dynamics.

Our chemical engineering degree program is dynamic and focused. You'll get started right away, taking core courses like Introduction to Chemical Engineering and General Chemistry as a freshman. Guided by highly accomplished faculty who care about your success, you'll hone your strengths and begin specializing as early as sophomore year.

New technical electives allow you to specialize in unique career-track subfields such as biochemical engineering, systems engineering, nuclear technology and energy engineering, making you a hot prospect in the eyes of future employers.

Advantages

Why Florida Tech:

  • Teamwork-oriented program in which undergraduates work with graduate students, professors, and each other to tackle the problems of today and face the challenges of tomorrow
  • Research and publication opportunities through mentorship by excellence faculty
  • Marketable skills through course work in environmental engineering and communication
  • ProTrack Co-op program, which incorporates 3 professional work experiences into your four-year degree curriculum

Facilities: The F.W. Olin Engineering Complex has three levels linked by the latest electronic and communications technology which promotes cross-functional learning. A 142-seat multimedia auditorium and 26 specialized research and teaching laboratories support multiple departments within the College of Engineering. A fixture of the F.W. Olin Engineering Complex is the A-frame teaching laboratory, a configuration that promotes cooperative learning by design.
Learning

Clubs and Organizations: American Institute of Chemical Engineers,American Chemical Society,Society of Women Engineers,Society of Hispanic Engineers,Tau Beta Pi\, the national engineering honor society

Research: Chemical engineering degree students at Florida Tech get involved in research early and often. Undergraduates support faculty research efforts and have co-authored research publications. The hallmark of a Florida Tech engineering degree is Senior Design, which requires that students conceive, design and implement a project; write the description; document the requirements; secure corporate and community support for the project; and present the final outcome of their work. The project simulates a real-world work environment in a variety of engineering and science fields. The students apply theory, think creatively and develop practical skills such as teamwork, professionalism and leadership.

Sample Senior Design Projects

  • Chem-E Car
  • Cellulosic Ethanol Production Using Hydrolytic Sacchrification Enzymes
  • KLMM Consulting
  • From Synthesis to Application: The Future of Ammonia

Internships and Cooperative Learning: Chemical engineering degree students participate in a wide range of career enhancing activities such as:

  • Hands-on engineering projects and labs
  • National and regional engineering competitions
  • A two-semester senior plant design team project
  • A number of detailed equipment design team projects
  • Research projects for solutions to real-world problems
  • Internships and co-ops with local companies and organizations such as: Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Harris Corporation's Environmental Health and Safety Department, Boeing North America, Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), NASA's Environmental/Propellants Office (KSC), Florida Institute of Phosphate Research (FIPR)

Future Outcomes

Outcomes - Grad School: While most graduates continue in the field of chemical engineering, students have also pursued graduate degrees in business, engineering management and pharmacy/medical programs. Graduates have attended universities such as:

  • Carnegie-Mellon University
  • Columbia University
  • Stanford University
  • University of Florida
  • University of London
  • Vanderbilt University

Outcomes - Career and Salary: In 2009, the average starting salary for Chemical Engineers B.S. graduates was $64,900 (Source: NACE National Association of Colleges and Employers).

Employers that have recruited Florida Tech students for careers and currently employ our alumni include:

  • Exxon-Mobil
  • Duracell
  • Florida Solar Energy Center
  • GE
  • Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
  • Hershey Co.
  • Kraft Foods
  • NASA
  • Northrup Grumman
  • Pfizer Pharmaceuticals