Engineering Physics
The only engineering physics major in Iowa: Why earn your Bachelor of Science in Engineering at Coe College?
An engineering physics major designed to produce well-rounded engineers who are ready to join the workforce in any field of engineering
- Professors are known for their dedication to teaching. They are also recognized for their excellent research with students.
- Participate in exciting applications of scientific knowledge and gain a thorough understanding of engineering principles, while retaining a broader interdisciplinary perspective.
- Courses in physics, chemistry, mathematics and computing.
- Access to important hands-on experiences as interns, co-ops and researchers.
Your best opportunity to build a network, research experience, strong resume and engineering career
- OUTSTANDING FACILITIES: The newly updated Peterson Hall is home to the engineering program. It has over $3 million in advanced physics technology for you to use and gain hands-on research experience.
- SMALL & INTERACTIVE: Engineering class sizes are small, allowing for individual attention and learning. Classrooms are highly interactive, promoting opportunities for critical thinking.
- FACULTY: Coe has the #22 Most Accessible Professors in the nation, according to The Princeton Review. Skilled research faculty, recognized globally for their expertise, provide individualized instruction to Coe students. The environment is discussion-based and collaborative.
- INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH: Our students receive training in many fields, such as writing, social sciences and the arts. This prepares them to tackle global challenges in engineering.
- SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES: Many Coe students have their own start-up companies. Others hold top positions at major companies and labs. These include Google, Corning, Tesla, Collins Aerospace, McKinsey, DARPA, and Argonne. They have a great history of attending graduate schools with full scholarships and stipends. These schools include Harvard, Yale, MIT, Northwestern, Cornell, Brown, Stanford, UCLA, Oxford and many others.
I am thrilled to extend congratulations to Coe College on the launch of their new engineering program. Coe's commitment to fostering creative minds in engineering will benefit our whole community by cultivating an environment of collaboration and ingenuity, and nurturing the next generation of engineers who will lead us toward a brighter, more sustainable future.
Tony Bedard CEO of Frontier Co-op
Opportunities outside of class for engineering physics majors
- Coe has been a Top 25 Best Private Schools for Internships for 6 of the last 7 years according to The Princeton Review, and has a vast network of alumni in the area. C3: Creativity, Careers, Community is a dedicated space on campus to identify and assist you one-on-one with finding the right mentors and internships, and is ranked the #8 Career Services in the country.
- Cedar Rapids is home to many engineering-based businesses with expertise from agriculture to aerospace. The Coe campus is surrounded by opportunities to gain real experience and build a professional network before graduation.
- Coe has a longstanding relationship with the National Science Foundation as a host site for one of its Research Experiences for Undergraduates program, and is one of only a few small schools in the country to serve as a member of this prestigious program. Coe has received numerous NSF research grants, totaling nearly $15 million, and has sent interns to NASA, Google and Fortune 500 companies including Corning, Inc.
- Students conduct graduate-level research during the academic year, and over the summer. Kohawks have published over 300 peer reviewed articles in dozens of journals.
- Coe faculty members have taken students to research labs and conferences in England, Austria, Canada, China, Italy, Bulgaria, Hawaii, Florida, Maryland, France, Greece and Japan. More than 300 students have presented research at over 70 conferences.
Cutting-edge facilities
The Physics Department at Coe College incorporates a range of equipment and technology into your coursework. This ensures you’ll have the skills employers looks for when they're hiring.
- Electron microscopy
- Density measurements
- X-ray diffraction
- Thermal equipment suite
- Mechanical analysis
- Raman spectroscopy
- Electrical characterization
- Hardness measurement
- Computational processing with clusters
- Numerous furnaces for making glasses & crystals
- Two twin-roller quenchers
- Access to Robert L. Mutel Telescope in Tucson, Arizona
