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Why Klesse College?

Solving grand challenges where humanity intersects with the physical world.

Make your mark on the world

UTSA’s Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design (Klesse College) is a top producer of engineers and environmental designers with curricula purposebuilt to help you build your Bold Future. The Klesse College’s academic programs offer flexible class options to meet your schedule and your goals. Explore disciplines and develop a degree that reflects your interests. You will work with industry leading faculty, utilizing cutting edge technologies and collaborating across complimentary disciplines to solve society’s current challenges and create a brighter future.

Learn by doing

As a Klesse College student, you’ll be offered many opportunities to apply your classroom-acquired knowledge and skills in hands-on, experiential learning opportunities that translate to realworld professional situations. Upon graduation, you will emerge ready to tackle professional challenges related to your academic discipline.

Prepare for success

Opportunities to grow personally, academically and professionally are near endless at Klesse College. With numerous student organizations, a robust Student Success Center housed within the Klesse College, and professional guidance from our academic advisors, you can be confident your collegiate career will prepare you for the workforce or to pursue advanced degrees. Help is never far away and we’re here to support your Bold Future.

A student assembles a trebuchet at the annual Pumpkin Smash

Say Hi!

Contact our Student Success Center at (210) 458-6709 to schedule a time to meet one-on-one with our faculty and staff!

MAJORS

UTSA’s Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design offers nine undergraduate degree programs across academic disciplines including engineering, architecture, construction, and planning.

Engineering & Construction

» Biomedical Engineering

» Computer Engineering

» Chemical Engineering

» Civil Engineering

» Construction Science & Management

» Electrical Engineering

» Mechanical Engineering

Architecture & Planning

» Architecture

» Interior Design

CERTIFICATES

Klesse College also offers a series of certificates that can be pursued simultaneously with your undergraduate degree to enhance skills and knowledge in specialized areas. Areas of focus include:

» Aerospace

» Heating, Ventilation & Air-Conditioning

» Industrial & Manufacturing

» Oil & Gas

» Artificial Intelligence

» Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS)

» Design Communication & Fabrication

Explore our Degree Programs future.utsa.edu/KCEID

Where andCombineExperience Collaboration

UTSA’s Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design prepares students to identify and solve grand challenges where humanity intersects with the physical world. Learn from industry-leading faculty, engage in research as early as freshman year, collaborate with peers from complimentary disciplines and emerge ready for the jobs of tomorrow.

CEID students can access two makerspaces equipped with industry standard technology to complete assigned work and explore their own research and designs.

A Vibrant Community

Klesse College is a bustling and welcoming community of academic inquiry. Our student body is comprised of diverse backgrounds and unique perspectives that foster personal and academic growth. With approximately 4,300 students studying disparate, yet complimentary, academic disciplines, you will have unrivaled opportunity to work collaboratively and prepare for real-world professional situations.

Invest in You

UTSA is recognized as a leader for social mobility and offers some of the lowest in-state tuition of metrobased Texas universities. We also offer significant opportunities for financial aid based on both merit and need. At UTSA, we work hard to ensure finances are never a hurdle to achieving your academic goals. Several scholarship opportunities are also available to our students on UTSA’s Scholarship HUB.

World-Class Facilities

Klesse College is home to cuttingedge technologies and world-class facilities. From our Large Scale Testing Lab to our two makerspaces and newly opened 160,349 square foot Science and Engineering Building, Klesse College students regularly engage with and operate machines and apparatus that are commonly leveraged professionally.

The Large Scale Testing Facility allows to test real-size structural systems and has a dual crane with 30-ton capcity (think 5 large elephants) to load, unload and transport heavy specimens.

Hands-on Learning

Klesse College’s academic programs are developed with a focus on hands-on, experiential learning opportunities. You will venture outside of the classroom and apply acquired knowledge in real-world analogous situations that prepare you for an increasingly competitive employment market. Whether completing an internship, engaging in research, studying abroad, or completing a service project, there’s no lack of opportunities to bolster your personal and professional marketable skills.

Make Your Mark

UTSA is committed to helping you build your Bold Future. 70% of UTSA graduates secure employment or admission to an advanced degree within six months of graduation*. Klesse College’s Student Success Center and UTSA’s Career Services offer significant opportunities to build your network, develop professional skills and prepare for your career.

Home Sweet Home

UTSA is the flagship research university in San Antonio, the 7th largest city in the U.S. Our city is a national leader in military, health care and technology sectors and our rapidly expanding population sees unprecedented need for engineers and designed environment professionals. San Antonio is also home to some of the world’s best architecture, engineering and construction firms, large and small. Historically, students have completed internships with and secured post-graduate employment at local businesses ranging from startups to government entities and everything in between.

Signature Experiences

Preparing our students to succeed in the modern workforce

INTERESTS

The INTERESTS initiative is a foundational part of each undergraduate program at Klesse College. Through INTERESTS, degree seeking students are required to complete one of the following signature experiences:

» An Internship

» A Research Project

» A Study Abroad program

» A Service Learning project

Your signature experience is an integral part in the process of applying knowledge acquired through academic classwork and developing marketable skills to chart your course towards a Bold Future. Students are welcome to complete more than one INTERESTS signature experience.

UTSA’s Center for Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CITE) awards seed funding to exceptional research and design projects.

Building Your Bold Future

Klesse College’s Student Success Center (SSC) is here to support you from your very first day on campus and prepare you for success well beyond graduation. Students will have access to resources like:

Leadership and Community

Engage with one or more of Klesse College’s student organizations offering professional focus, expansion of interests, and opportunities to positively impact campus and the greater community.

Career and Professional Development

The SSC presents multiple opportunities to improve your skills and build your resume. Present your research and development projects at the Tech Symposium, register for experiential learning opportunities and network with industry leaders at presentations and events.

Study Abroad

Make the world your classroom as you explore and learn from industry professionals and cultures around the globe. Klesse College has many established international partnerships and UTSA’s partner institutions offer many opportunities for your personal adventure.

Academic Support

Klesse College’s academic programs are rigorous, but help is never far away. The SSC offers tutoring services and skill development workshops. Students in their first year at UTSA can also join a Focused Interest Group, a cohort of students who reside in the same residence hall and are registered for the same classes to develop study groups and personal bonds.

Next Steps

Apply to UTSA

Students applying for admission to Klesse College programs must meet UTSA’s general admissions requirements and several programs have additional standards for direct admission. Students may be admitted to UTSA without being admitted directly to their academic program of choice.

Requirements: future.utsa.edu/admissions

Major Requirements: future.utsa.edu/studies

Apply for Financial Aid & Scholarships

Roughly 70% of Roadrunners receive some form of financial aid (submit a FAFSA or TASFA to UTSA) annually through grants, loans, and work study funding. Additionally, qualified students will be automatically considered for Distinguished Scholarships if admitted by Jan 15. Additional scholarship opportunities can be found through UTSA’s Scholarship HUB.

Cost of Attendance: future.utsa.edu/cost

Financial Aid & Scholarships: future.utsa.edu/aid

Visit UTSA

UTSA offers multiple opportunities to visit UTSA’s campuses in the form of tours, visits and other events. We hope to see you on campus or online soon.

future.utsa.edu/visit

you have any questions about Klesse College, please email KCEID@utsa.edu.