Design Center Colorado (DCC) leads the way in providing听engineering design education to mechanical engineering undergraduate and graduate students in collaboration with industry and government agency sponsors. Through innovative curriculum, hands-on learning, state-of-the-art design facilities, and real-world project experiences for students, DCC boasts evidence-based methods for transitioning students successfully into the workplace.听
DCC manages mechanical engineering active learning spaces and fabrication facilities听that make the advanced design and entrepreneurial听work our听students are known for possible. These facilities include听the Chevron Design Studio, Graduate Design Studio, the Drop-In Design Lab (DIDL), the machine shop, design conference rooms and material testing equipment.听
In addition to design education and facilities, DCC provides听financial support for annual Senior Design and Capstone Design projects, mentorship for students and coordination of Senior Design and Capstone Design project sponsors. DCC repeatedly attracts students from all over the globe in addition to sponsors ranging from start-ups to industrial conglomerates.
Design in Our Undergraduate Program
The mechanical engineering undergraduate degree at CU Boulder includes听a variety of design classes, starting with a freshman CAD class and ending with听Senior Design. Students听have several opportunities to implement the design process and听strengthen听their theoretical and hands-on engineering knowledge, increasing their听competitive edge after graduation. Learn more about the design courses undergraduate students are encouraged to take.听
Design in Our Graduate Program
The Graduate Design Program is focused on educating MS and PhD students through hands-on design learning and industry-sponsored projects. The cornerstone of this program is a听sequence of courses that begins in the fall semester听and culminates听four semesters later in May.听Learn more about the design courses available to graduate students听studying mechanical engineering at CU Boulder.听听
