Engineering Night 2022

College of Lake County Engineering Program

Ready to explore your education options for an engineering degree?  Attend this event and meet area engineering school representatives.

College of Lake County

Ever wonder what it takes to become an engineer? Curious as to what the profession entails? Come to the College of Lake County on Tuesday, February 22nd to learn about careers in engineering and computer science and meet with representatives from area engineering schools. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. outside the Baxter Innovation Lab (T120) on CLC’s Grayslake Campus, 19351 W. Washington St. Engineering Night is free and open to high-school and CLC students and their parents. 

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Attendees should sign in outside the Baxter Innovation Lab (T120) on the Grayslake Campus between 5:30-7:00PM, choose the breakout sessions they wish to attend and then head to the engineering breakout rooms. 
 
From 5:30-6:45 p.m., students can mix and mingle with professional engineers to learn about the various engineering professions such as civil, electrical, mechanical, chemical, computer science, aerospace, etc. During this time, tours will be available every 15 minutes of the CLC Baxter Innovation Lab, a makerspace/fab lab for CLC students and the Lake County community. 

At 7 p.m. in the same breakout rooms, CLC Engineering professors will present a general overview of the engineering college search process, giving advice on how to research schools, the application process, college costs, choosing a major, and more. This presentation will be streamed live to all the breakout rooms. 
 
From 7:30-8:40 p.m. students and their parents may visit university breakout sessions (two sessions at 30 minutes each) to learn more about the participating college and university programs. The CLC Engineering Transfer program will be hosting sessions in the Baxter Innovation Lab (T120/121) and will include information on guaranteed admission partnerships with UIUC (Engineering Pathways), UIC, and NIU. Representatives from area universities typically include Bradley, University of Illinois-Chicago (UIC), Illinois Tech (IIT), Iowa State, Northern Illinois University (NIU), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), UW-Milwaukee, Bradley, Michigan Tech, and Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). 






Attendees are advised to enter the campus from Washington St., park in lots 8 or 9, and enter the college’s T-Wing through door T-1. . Directions to the Grayslake Campus and a campus map are available at <a href="https://www.clcillinois.edu/aboutclc/locations/grayslake" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.clcillinois.edu/aboutclc/locations/grayslake </a>Learn more about our Engineering program at CLC right now. <a href="https://www.clcillinois.edu/programs/egr" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.clcillinois.edu/programs/egr</a>Due to restrictions on room capacity, if parents wish to attend, we encourage limiting attendance to one parent per child. All individuals must wear a mask while on campus, regardless of vaccination status. When gathering with others, watch your physical distancing and maintain 6 feet distance whenever possible.

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