Caterpillar College of Engineering & Technology
At Bradley University’s Caterpillar College of Engineering & Technology, students turn ideas into reality, from autonomous vehicles to 3D printing and robotics. With ABET-accredited programs, hands-on learning, and small class sizes, students gain a personalized yet powerful education, supported by internships, industry connections, and top-tier faculty. Ranked among the top 30 undergraduate engineering programs by U.S. News & World Report, the college fosters innovation, collaboration, and career-ready skills. With a 95% job placement rate within six months of graduation, Bradley engineers graduate as leaders, problem-solvers, and innovators shaping the future.
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Course-Embedded Microcredentials
Professional Pathways is an innovative, high-impact practice that bundles groups of approved credit courses into microcredentials to verify mastery of specific, industry-based skills.
Bradley University undergraduate and graduate students can accumulate the embedded microcredentials while working toward their degrees and use the resulting digital badges to showcase the granular knowledge and in-demand skills that set them apart in today’s job market.
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Special Programs
The Caterpillar College of Engineering & Technology offers opportunities beyond the classroom!
Explore the programs that are unique to the experience of engineering students here at Bradley.
The Caterpillar College of Engineering and Technology and Foster College of Business prepare our students for the workforce by providing them with hands-on, practical experiences. Our convergence and capstone projects are a way in which our students work together with industry partners to solve complex problems and take advantage of opportunities. Our students work under the guidance of our faculty advisors and clients to produce real world deliverables that allow the students to explore all the aspects of the project, while providing the client with a beneficial end product.
These projects can be specific to a single discipline, as is the case with a traditional capstone project. They can also be a multi-disciplinary capstone convergence project, in which two or more groups come together from different disciplines to work together to solve a problem or take advantage of an opportunity.
Each April, student teams will exhibit their accomplishments at the Capstone Open House. Participants have an opportunity to present their work through presentations, poster exhibitions, and product demonstrations, to a diverse audience including clients, faculty, University leadership, the Business and Engineering Advisory Council, members of the business and engineering sectors, fellow students, family members, and the public at large.
Global Scholars Program
We live in an increasingly interconnected world and transact in a global marketplace where discovery happens through collaboration that spans cultural boundaries. Innovation in engineering and technology engages a wide array of stakeholders, including technologists, innovators, policy and decision makers, and the business community across the globe. The Global Scholars Program in CCET builds on a long and rich tradition of innovative programs that have brought together scholars and students from across the globe. Students will earn the Global Scholar designation upon completion of the program requirements, which includes an immersive cultural study-abroad experience.
Student Organizations
Connect with fellow Braves from the Caterpillar College of Engineering & Technology, and from around campus!
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Departments
Explore our diverse academic departments that offer the skills and knowledge to help you thrive in the business world.
Civil Engineering & Construction Department
Design, build, and maintain the world around you as a leader in a field of your choice
Electrical & Computer Engineering Department
Build skills that extend to robotics, renewable energy and other in-demand industries
Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering & Technology Department
Learn to tranform conceptual designs into critical structures and projects
Mechanical Engineering Department
Build a strong foundation and choose a specality to focus your learning within