Civil Engineering at UCSD

On average, civil engineers in the U.S. make around $95,490/year, with some top earners in the field making as much as $174,550/year – and for good reason! Civil engineers design, build, and maintain the foundation for our modern society – our buildings, sports arenas and concert halls, roads and bridges, seaports and airports, and the infrastructure for a cleaner environment, to name just a few. Some of the most impressive engineering feats of today – the Golden Gate Bridge, Hoover Dam, Eiffel Tower, etc. – would not have been possible without the expertise of civil engineers. What better place to explore your interest in this field than with Summer Springboard on the beautiful campus of UCSD – home to the Englekirk Structural Engineering Center and Charles Lee Powell Laboratories. Combined, they have the largest outdoor shake table in the world, the country’s largest soil foundation-structure Interaction Facility, and one of the largest assemblies of reaction-wall/strong floor systems in the world. In our course, students will be exposed to the field of civil engineering, learn about the various specializations found within, hear from professionals in the field, engage in hands-on activities, and more.