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The second degree granting unit inaugurated at Villanova
University was the College of Engineering, which began
instruction in 1905 under the name of the School of
Technology. It was the fourth engineering program to be
established at a Catholic school of higher education in the
United States (after The Catholic University of America,
1896, Manhattan College, 1896, and the University of Notre
Dame, 1897).
Dr. A.B. Carpenter, a graduate of Lehigh
University, was hired in 1904 to organize and direct the
School. He was ably assisted by Rev. James J. Dean, a young
faculty member in the sciences. It was their responsibility
to develop the curricula, hire faculty and plan the
facilities needed.
Programs in
Civil Engineering and
Electrical Engineering were the first to be initiated,
with a total of twelve students enrolled. In 1908, an
undergraduate program in
Mechanical Engineering was established, and in 1909, the
first engineering bachelor's degrees were awarded. An
undergraduate program in
Chemical Engineering was established in 1919.
In the
years following the Second World War, the College expanded
its degree offerings to the masters level, establishing
graduate programs in each of its four engineering
departments. A fifth undergraduate degree program in
Computer Engineering was added in 1993. A combined
Bachelors/Masters Program is available in all programs.
In 2003, a Doctoral Program was instituted.
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Three Research Units
Accreditation
The undergraduate programs of Chemical Engineering, Civil and
Environmental Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering,
and Mechanical Engineering (all of the undergraduate engineering programs at
Villanova) are accredited by the Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET
(Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology), 111 Market Place,
Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012 – telephone (410) 347-7700.
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