Environmental Engineering | Geneva College

BSE Major

Environmental Engineering

Sustain the health of the world in your life’s work

Caring for the earth is a command from God. Geneva environmental engineers follow God’s direction by assuming stewardship of the environment on behalf of private companies, civil agencies, and local communities. With a focus on air, water, and solid waste pollution control technologies, Geneva’s environmental engineering program helps society keep faith with God’s creation.

Geneva prepares you to make a meaningful impact in your career, community and life.

A Leader in Engineering

1 of 15 CCCU schools with an ABET-accredited engineering program

Real Clients & Real Experience

Work with industrial and government clients through Geneva’s Pinkerton Center for Technology Development (PCTD)

Competitive Design Opportunities

Design pollution control technologies and participate in national intercollegiate competitions

Key Courses

Water Quality Control

Learn to treat water and water supplies through various physical, chemical, and biological processes

Air Pollution Control

Study the sources of pollution, the impact it has, and ways the mitigate and decrease pollution

Environmental Monitoring & Impact Analysis

Design air and water monitoring systems and learn how to sample and test water, soil, and air

Surface Water Hydrology

Examine topics like rainfall, streams, and reservoirs in this study of surface water and dispersion

Experienced & Accomplished Faculty

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Geneva's Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, under the commission's General Criteria and Program Criteria for Engineering, General Engineering, Engineering Physics, and Engineering Science.

Engineering students at Geneva earn a BSE degree built around a core engineering curriculum that provides students with broad exposure to the field. Students will also choose a specific concentration by working with an advisor to decide which engineering discipline is right for them.

Engineering Program Educational Objectives

We recognize that our students and graduates make choices and commitments that we do not control. Nevertheless, we state our objectives on the assumption that our graduates stay in the engineering profession and make the choices and commitments that we encourage.

Objectives: Within five years of graduation, graduates of Geneva College’s Engineering program will:

  1. Be employed in the engineering profession and, with experience, assume increasing levels of responsibility.

  2. Obtain professional certifications and/or advanced degrees appropriate to their career path.

  3. Be active members of Christian churches and engaged in church leadership roles, Christian service, and/or community service appropriate to their gifts and opportunities.

Engineering Program ABET Student Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the engineering program, graduates will have achieved the following outcomes:

  1. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
  2. an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
  3. an ability to communicate effectively and ethically with a range of audiences.
  4. an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
  5. an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
  6. an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
  7. an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed in social and professional spheres, using appropriate learning strategies.
  8. an understanding of the biblical concept of calling, particularly of the calling to be an engineer.
  9. an understanding of the relationship between science, technology, and a Christian worldview.

Engineering Enrollment and Graduation Data

Career Outcomes

Graduates who aspire to have an impact in their communities and their careers through a Geneva Education gain expertise in this field enhanced by academics rooted in Christian values and ethics in Geneva’s program.

$92,120

Environmental engineers made an average of $92,120 per year, as of May of 2020.

100 Years

Of engineering at Geneva College

“At Geneva College we are committed to educating students in the context of liberal arts. Traditionally, the liberal arts address the question: what does it mean to be human? On answer to this question is that humans make decisions that have ethical implications. Engineering is a human endeavor that, we believe, is best understood in the broader context of what it means to be human.” - Dr. James Gidley, Geneva College professor emeritus

Be prepared for careers such as...

  • Environmental Remediation Engineer
  • Air Pollution Control Engineer
  • Hazardous Waste Manager
  • Land Surveyor

Further your impact...

  • Obtain your Professional Engineer certification in 4 years, rather than 10
  • Partner with the federal government to clean up contaminated sites
  • Assume the role of technical specialist, or supervise other engineers

Employers of our graduates say, Geneva students demonstrate subject matter excellence and professional preparation; dependability and strong work ethic; and an exceptional ability to engage others constructively in workplace contexts.

Clubs & Affinity Groups

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American Society of Civil Engineers

Promoting student interaction with each other and members of the engineering profession

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Engineering Ambassadors

Become agents of change through leadership, conversations, presentations, and hands-on activities that explore how engineering impacts society

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Society of Women Engineers

SWE meets weekly throughout the semester for a variety of activities including speaker events, projects, study help sessions, and outreach events

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