Allen School of Engineering and Computing

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40+ engineering lab and project spaces

100% job placement for CS and CIT majors; 99.5% school-wide

PAID Co-ops, Internships, and REUs

Industry Sponsored Design Projects

12+ Nationally Competitive Design Teams

19.7 Average Class Size

Engineer Your FutureChange the way society operates. That's how engineers and technologists approach the world. In the Allen School of Engineering and Computing, we teach you the skills you need to explore and discover innovative solutions for today's complex problems in engineering, computer and information technology. As a leader in rapidly changing fields, you'll need practical expertise focusing on technical, intellectual and interpersonal skills. That's what we do at Trine. And that's why 99.5% of our school's Class of 2024 was employed or in graduate school within six months of graduation*.

Benefits for engineering and computing majors

 

Internship assurance program

Every eligible student will secure at least one internship opportunity relevant to their field of study before graduation.
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Allen scholarship

Every new ASEC student enrolling in Fall 2026 will receive a $2,000 grant toward their tuition — renewable for all four years!
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Trine University's biomedical, chemical, civil, electrical, computer,  software, and mechanical engineering are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org.

Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET

 

*Based on 2024 Allen School of Engineering and Computing Graduating Class Knowledge Rate of 92.9%. Compared to 2023 Graduation Class National Knowledge Rate of 55.8%.

 

Allen School of Engineering and Computing Labs

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The Metal Castings Lab includes all the equipment needed to create metal castings in sand or permanent molds. The 75-kilowatt induction furnace can melt 100 pounds of cast iron or steel. The combustion furnace allows the melting of 40 pounds of non-ferrous metals. There is also a resistance furnace, designed and built by Trine students.
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Design engineering technology majors can use advanced 3D-printing equipment in the Additive Manufacturing Lab to create prototypes and bring projects to life.
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The Advanced Automation and Controls Lab includes equipment that allows you to earn industrial certifications along with your Trine University engineering degree.
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The civil engineering concrete and materials testing labs provide the ability to analyze strength and particle size properties of road and building materials.
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In the Design Engineering Technology department's computer numerical control (CNC) machining lab, you will be able to apply your computer drawings and designs toward the creation of real product parts.
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The CNC accessory lab allows for more detailed refining and customization of CNC-machined parts.
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The chemical engineering food and beverage lab includes equipment for the production, optimization and quality testing of food-grade products, including chocolate, coffee, ice cream and fermented beverages.
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From beginner to advanced, build and analyze your own circuits with varied power supplies and prototype boards in the electrical and computer engineering circuits and electronics lab.
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The Electrical Machines and Power Lab allows you to compare theory to the practical design of three-phase power generation, test the performance of electrical machines, calculate the power received by different loads and generate electrical energy.
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In the biomedical engineering human biomechanics lab, you'll use motion capture sensors, force plates and virtual reality to determine how muscles, joints and bones interact - identifying improvements for performance, rehabilitation or injury prevention.
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Designed by Trine University students, the Artificial Intelligence and Computation Fluid Dynamics Lab contains state-of-the-art equipment used to develop artificial intelligence that can guide naval vessels and predict flow patterns in large bodies of water.
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Explore and create new worlds in the AR/VR lab! State-of-the-art headsets from HTC, Microsoft and Meta and a bHaptic TactSuit will help you feel as well as see virtual environments, immerse yourself in real-life manufacturing facilities, and visualize your engineering project prototypes in 3D.
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Engineer models that can be used to research how human tissues react to environmental conditions or create substitutes that can repair or maintain tissue or organ function in the Jim and Joan Bock Tissue Engineering Lab
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In the bioseparations lab, grow living organisms such as algae or bacteria to produce biofuels and therapeutics. Isolate your products using advanced filtration, binding, or electrophoresis.
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Trine University's Makerspace Innovation Learning Lab (MILL) has a variety of equipment available for active learning, including 3D printers, video production equipment, heat transfer, sewing and embroidery machines, cutting machines and simple robots.

 

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Trine esports repeats as conference champion

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Trine University’s esports teams won the Block House Esports League MIAA competition Sunday, April 12, the first time Trine has secured the title in back-to-back semesters.

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Trine University honored faculty members during its annual year-end awards ceremony, held prior to Commencement on Saturday, May 2.

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Trine University’s esports teams won the Block House Esports League MIAA competition Sunday, April 12, the first time Trine has secured the title in back-to-back semesters.

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Trine University’s esports teams won the Block House Esports League MIAA competition Sunday, April 12, the first time Trine has secured the title in back-to-back semesters.

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Trine music groups in concert on Oct. 26

October 6, 2025

The Trine University Department of Music will present its first concert of the 2025-2026 academic year, featuring the Trine University Choir and Chamber Orchestra, beginning at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26.

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Trine University’s esports teams won the Block House Esports League MIAA competition Sunday, April 12, the first time Trine has secured the title in back-to-back semesters.

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Trine University innovating to meet nursing education needs

May 8, 2026

As we celebrate National Nurses Week, the nursing workforce is under pressure across the country. Staff shortages, high patient acuity and increasing complexity of care delivery are besetting our healthcare systems. Nursing education programs are being asked to provide graduates who will step directly into practice - faster, more efficiently and with the ability to cope at an increasingly fast pace with changing environments.

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Trine faculty receive annual awards

May 6, 2026

Trine University honored faculty members during its annual year-end awards ceremony, held prior to Commencement on Saturday, May 2.

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Daniels offers graduates advice for promising, uncertain times

May 4, 2026

Mitch Daniels, former governor of the state of Indiana and former president of Purdue University, shared advice with graduates he said were entering a world he described as “the most promising and most uncertain and treacherous” as Trine University held Commencement ceremonies on May 2.

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Trine faculty receive annual awards

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Trine University honored faculty members during its annual year-end awards ceremony, held prior to Commencement on Saturday, May 2.

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Students leaning on computer towers, standing in front of large gaming screens

Trine esports repeats as conference champion

April 16, 2026

Trine University’s esports teams won the Block House Esports League MIAA competition Sunday, April 12, the first time Trine has secured the title in back-to-back semesters.

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Trine chamber orchestra presents ‘Folk Dances’

March 31, 2025

The Trine University Chamber Orchestra, directed by Music Department Director Brad Jopek, DMA, will hold its spring concert on Sunday, April 13, at 3 p.m. in the Ryan Concert Hall of the T. Furth Center for Performing Arts.

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