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What Protestant, Evangelical Christian colleges have the best engineering programs?
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MercenaryForHire
Lifer
Well, that's refreshing to know.
And if they choose a non-Protestant, Evangelical Christian college, will you truly support their decision?
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Gibson486
Lifer
Rank and being a respected school aisde, i don't think going to a religious college effects yoru learning. Boston College is a highly repesctable religious school and they still teach their sciences just like any school would (no engineering degree though). They do not get held back on anything (like evolution). It's what you learn in college and you apply it after that is important. No college intended for higher education would hold back and teach their students the wrong material.
JustAnAverageGuy
Diamond Member
Both of us are :laugh:
PlatinumGold
Lifer
what do you know about SDA's? what is your basis for such a statement?
SDA's confess Jesus Christ as their Saviour. the words Seventh-day Adventist refer to the soon advent of Jesus Christ. they are about as mainstream protestant as there is. the primary difference being, SDA's believe that God ordained the 7th day as a day of rest.
CigarSmokedByClinton
Senior member
On the off chance Rip is still looking for an answer to his question.
I didn't read the whole thread as I found the flaming too pathetic to read.
I am a 2002 EE graduate from Calvin College. It?s an accredited engineering school. Although I can't compare my education to other schools, I found the course work challenging. Out here in the work place I am more than adequately prepared for life. I've found that the best thing Calvin taught me was how to think critically and logically about problems. Sure I can do Fourier analysis and all the rest, but in my line of work the ability to approach a problem with a certain mindset is much more important.
As for my decision to go to a Christian College, I acknowledge that there are good reasons to go to a secular school. I guess I wanted to go to Calvin because of the other courses they offer. Since you get a liberal arts education, you are forced to take religion, theology, philosophy, psychology, business, biology, speech classes, etc. I may not have had as much of an emphasis on pure engineering, but in reality I'm more than an engineer, I am a Christian, a theologian, etc etc etc. There is more to life than preparing solely for your profession. Going to a Christian liberal arts school enables you to get Christ-based training on all aspects of your future life.
It is more expensive than most public schools, though. I had some good scholarships going in. If you're interested in Christian Engineering school, its one of the tops. I highly recommend it. The professors are top notch, real people. I liked the fact that the class size was usually under 20 (for the engineering classes). You got to know the profs and they you. It was actually more like high school than a public college would be (in that respect anyway).
Drop me a PM if you want more details.
I didn't read the whole thread as I found the flaming too pathetic to read.
I am a 2002 EE graduate from Calvin College. It?s an accredited engineering school. Although I can't compare my education to other schools, I found the course work challenging. Out here in the work place I am more than adequately prepared for life. I've found that the best thing Calvin taught me was how to think critically and logically about problems. Sure I can do Fourier analysis and all the rest, but in my line of work the ability to approach a problem with a certain mindset is much more important.
As for my decision to go to a Christian College, I acknowledge that there are good reasons to go to a secular school. I guess I wanted to go to Calvin because of the other courses they offer. Since you get a liberal arts education, you are forced to take religion, theology, philosophy, psychology, business, biology, speech classes, etc. I may not have had as much of an emphasis on pure engineering, but in reality I'm more than an engineer, I am a Christian, a theologian, etc etc etc. There is more to life than preparing solely for your profession. Going to a Christian liberal arts school enables you to get Christ-based training on all aspects of your future life.
It is more expensive than most public schools, though. I had some good scholarships going in. If you're interested in Christian Engineering school, its one of the tops. I highly recommend it. The professors are top notch, real people. I liked the fact that the class size was usually under 20 (for the engineering classes). You got to know the profs and they you. It was actually more like high school than a public college would be (in that respect anyway).
Drop me a PM if you want more details.
That may have been the lamest excuse I've ever heard. An engineering firm isn't going to substitute religious zealotry for engineering skill.
"Son, how do you expect that beam to support that amount of weight, that's scientifically impossible"
"But sir, Jesus is supporting it. He told me it will hold and I'm not going to second guess him"
Faith is no substitute for knowledge. In fact, it's detrimental. It encourages the belief that something will work out even if it can't.
DougK62
Diamond Member
Yeah - it gets really confusing. The different denominations make up their own meanings for "Christian". I think the confusion here is that the OP sounds like a more progressive Protestant. They think that they are the only "real" Christians. So how other denominations would say "I'm LDS", "I'm Catholic", etc - a Protestant will say "I'm Christian" and only in talking with them will you discover that they really mean "I'm Protestant" or "I'm some sort of modern non-denominational Protestant off-shoot".
CigarSmokedByClinton
Senior member
You misunderstand me, and perhaps I wasn't clear. I did recieve a top notch engineering enducation, and my employer is more than happy with my engineering abilities. Rather, what I meant to say was that I felt a benefit from having a more broad education, rather than just a purely engineering enducation. And I think employers appreciate that too; better to have a well rounded individual than not.
And I think you misunderstand the relationship Christians have with the natural laws that God instituted. But I think you were just being facetious.
HomeBrewerDude
Lifer
Perfectly understandable and defensible. From one parent to another, I completely agree that Riprorin should be very involved in helping his children find and apply to colleges or universities which he believes to provide a quality educational experience. Almost all students at some point will consider social, geographical, and yes even spiritual or philosophical offerings of prospective schools. To think that people who hold what might be construed as extreme religious views should act any differently is simply unfair.
In general, where to go for one's higher education is an extremely personal decision that should be made on a case by case basis by the student, his or her parents, and the college or university.
Rip, have you gone to the library and searched for guides to schools offering undergraduate degrees in engineering? I wouldn't be too surprised if such a compendium exists. Furthermore, I am sure someone has already pointed out that the TYPE of engineering would probably be an important variable to consider.
Gibson486
Lifer
Wow. Little controlling, aren't we? It's their future, not yours. I am not telling you how to parent, but college is teh first step to being an adult and they have to start making there own decisions sometime. Also, from what I have seen, there are some catholic universities out there that have students that could drink any other college student under the table.
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