UGA Proposes to Expand Engineering Programs

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Originally Posted by jsimms3

GT ranked 7th. I don't remember seeing another GA college on the list (only top 25 were ranked), but UGA may have been on there.

Also, Tech's status as a top tier research/engineering university certainly will not go away. Read my prior quote, any university just starting out certain research and engineering programs have a lonnngggg uphill battle to settle in a reputation. You can't just build a standard classroom building, hire some engineering Ph.D's, and expect to have the start of a great engineering program. You start with just one or two fields of engineering, you invest BIG in the infrastructure, and you invest BIG in the professors. Starting up a business school or a law school is much easier because many of the professors are simply private sector guys or ex-CEOs/lawyers who want to teach, and all you need is a standard classroom building.

Thanks for the info about GT. I couldn't remember its ranking.

You have made some great points.

Medicine, science, and engineering do require expensive infrastructure. It's not cheap.