Quinnipiac University

BS in Industrial Engineering and Certificate in Engineering Management Experiential Learning

Experiential learning at Quinnipiac offers multiple opportunities to apply your knowledge through hands-on work, service and exploration, preparing you for success in 21st-century careers. With an abundance of resources, internship opportunities and career-focused guidance, you'll be equipped with the skills and knowledge that distinguish you to employers and pave the way for long-term success.

Showcase Your Designs

Before graduating from the School of Computing & Engineering, every student is required to complete a Senior Design Project. This culmination of their time at Quinnipiac incorporates real clients and problems and simulates a project that they might encounter the first day on the job.

Projects Day

Projects Day is designed to showcase and celebrate our students’ hard work and achievements from real-world projects completed during the spring semester. Mentored by professionals in the industry, students assemble into design teams, choose topics and bring their ideas to life.

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Industrial Engineering Projects

Partnering with Union Community Health Center to enhance staff and patient satisfaction, this project focuses on transitioning dental staff from Dentrix to athenaOne, with goals such as customizing training videos, implementing patient satisfaction KPIs and addressing Dentrix system gaps. Through careful analysis, these efforts aim to streamline operations, ensure a smooth transition, and improve staff proficiency and overall efficiency.

Student Team Members: Briana Blanco, Alex Fraser, Ryan Faherty

Adviser: Professor Corey Kiassat

Client: Union Community Health Center

Striving to offer Wepco Plastics a standardized process to streamline scheduling through Python programming, the team aims for an optimal solution across multiple machines. This involves balancing deadlines and minimizing unnecessary material and frame changeovers for injection molding machines. By automating the scheduling process, the EDD-based scheduling algorithm will significantly reduce the need for manual intervention that currently consumes about two hours each week. This shift not only enhances operational efficiency but also reduces the risk of human error, ensuring more accurate and timely schedules.

Student Team Members: Joe Fragoso, Bill Regan, Emre Topcu, Kevin Tuohy

Adviser: Professor Justin Kile

Client: Wepco Plastics

Immerse yourself in funded summer research

Two students working with the School of Engineering's water flow simulator

Take part in the Interdisciplinary Program for Research and Scholarship

Open to students of all majors, QUIP-RS provides up to $5,000 in funding for undergraduate students to conduct research or complete creative projects alongside faculty mentors. This intensive 8-week program enables students to develop scholarly skills while encouraging discussion about successes and shortcomings with fellows and mentors.

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A Foundation for Your Future

95.7% Success Rate

Percentage of our 2024 program graduates who are either employed or pursuing graduate study six months after graduation (89.7% Knowledge Rate).

#1 in the United States

#1 Best Employment Rate

For the fifth year in a row, the career site Zippia ranked Quinnipiac as the best college in the nation for employment 10 years after graduation.

73% Hands-On Experience

Percentage of seniors who participated in at least one internship during their time at Quinnipiac.

Career-Building Resources

Job Market Trends

Quinnipiac students excel as interns, new hires, managers and executives in almost every industry. Gather real-world data about starting salaries, hiring trends and in-demand skills to inform your decision-making and put you on a path to success. 

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Design your career path

With an abundance of career-focused information and resources, the career advisers within the School of Computing & Engineering support students as they expand their professional networks and attract the attention of prestigious employers.

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Career and Experiential Learning Lab

iQ, Quinnipiac University’s holistic approach to career development and experiential learning, surrounds every individual with a personalized plan that maximizes their time at Quinnipiac. The powerhouse of iQ, our Career and Experiential Learning Lab is the physical space where students and advisers bridge the gap between college and career. 

Learn more about our Career and Experiential Learning Lab