Many of our students are taking our classes to prepare to transfer to a four year university as a 3rd year, or junior, in engineering.  At Laney, we have all of the math, science, and engineering classes that you will need to transfer to a CSU or UC.

You can check the requirements for specific majors and universities as assist.org

Our students have transferred to UC and CSU programs all over the state.

After graduating from Laney in Fall 2019, Chinh transferred to San Francisco State to major in Civil Engineering.  She is currently working on her M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering.  Chinh says that Laney provided her with a strong foundation to prepare her for her higher level engineering courses. Her advice to future students: don't hesitate to ask questions!

Tara graduated from Laney College in Fall 2019 before transferring to earn her B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from UCLA.  She is now working on a M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering.  Tara feels that Laney provided her with the tools and concepts she needed for her classes at UCLA.  She says her favorite classes at Laney were her physics classes with Dr. Nicol, her properties of materials and engineering graphics classes with Professor Barkdull, and organic chemistry with Professor Trego.  Her advice for students about to transfer from Laney: you are more prepared than you think and take time to learn MATLAB - you will need it!

Looking to change your career, but already have a Bachelor's degree in a subject other than engineering?

Some of our students already have Bachelor's degrees in majors other than engineering and are looking to apply directly to M.S. or M.Eng. programs at different Universities.  While many engineering graduate programs do accept students from backgrounds other than engineering, they typically require students to take some pre-requisite engineering classes prior to applying.  Laney offers many of the pre-requisite classes that these graduate programs require.

Kyna earned her B.S. from UC Davis in Biological Sciences with an emphasis in Medical Microbiology, and then decided that she wanted to pivot to engineering.  After taking engineering, math, and science classes at Laney College, she was able to apply directly to graduate programs.  She is now working on her M.S. degree in Materials Engineering at San Jose State.  Kyna says "The engineering classes served as my engineering knowledge fundamentals for my engineering master's degree since I came from a biology undergraduate background. I feel like I was well prepared for many of the materials graduate level courses and research because of the engineering courses I took at Laney College."

After Miles earned his B.A. in Environmental Science from Willamette University, he decided he wanted to pursue a more technical graduate degree.  Miles took engineering, math, and science classes at Laney College to gain foundational knowledge, and then applied directly to graduate programs.  He will be starting his M.S. degree in Data Science at University of Illinois in the spring.  Miles says "The classes at Peralta filled in some of my gaps in knowledge and helped me complete requirement for different programs I was applying to."

Many high school students have taken our classes as concurrent or dual enrollment classes.  Taking college courses while you are in high school can help you explore your different interests and can help boost your application and make you stand out as an exceptional student when applying to universities.

Our most popular classes for current high school students are

• ENGIN 10 - Introduction to Engineering (no pre-requisites)
• ENGIN 22 - Engineering Graphics (pre-requisite: trigonometry)
• ENGIN 77 - Programming for engineers using MATLAB (no pre-requisites)

Check back soon for spotlights on some of our students who have taken Laney classes as high school students and then gone on to different universities

Many students take our classes to gain a technical and analytical background either for a job or personal projects they are working on.

Our two most popular classes with students who are looking to improve their technical skills are

• ENGIN 22 - Engineering Graphics (pre-requisite: trigonometry)
  • learn to use a 3D modeling software called Fusion 360, laser-cutters, and 3D printers
• ENGIN 77 - Programming for engineers using MATLAB (no pre-requisites)
  • learn to program and to solve engineering problems using coding

Levi took ENGIN 22 - Engineering Graphics at Laney College and now works at the Laney Fab Lab.  The class provided him with experience reading technical drawings and using fusion 360 to create 3D CAD models.  Levi says "Building job skills in an academic environment gave me the opportunity to learn how to do things the right way, without the pressure of needing to prioritize output over technique that can often happen when learning on the job."  Levi's advice to current and future Laney students: "Community college can be more than just a path to a 4 year college. There is so much Laney has to offer. Some of the best trades skills programs in the Bay are right here at Laney."

Aerospace Engineering involves the design, analysis, and manufacturing of aircraft, missiles, and spacecraft.

At some universities, Aerospace Engineering is part of the Mechanical Engineering department.

Einstein completed his pre-requisites at Laney before transferring to Cal Poly to pursue a degree in Aerospace Engineering.  He says he chose Aerospace as his major because he thinks it is the major that will allow him and his to abilities to reshape and question the nature of reality itself.  He started with architecture before switching to civil engineering.  Then he worked his way from civil engineering to aerospace engineering; with the help of my engineering professor, Barkdull Mallory, and his time with NASA through NASA's Community College Aerospace Scholars.

Civil Engineering involves the design, construction, and maintenance of the foundations of modern society.  Civil Engineers work in disciplines including transportation (roads and bridges), drinking water systems, energy systems, buildings, infrastructure, natural disaster mitigation, and coastal preservation.

After completing his lower division coursework at Laney College, Jacob transferred to UC Berkeley to study Civil Engineering.  Jacob picked Civil Engineering because he wants to help design and build sustainable housing for the homeless community in the Bay Area.  He also saw Civil Engineering as a way to combine his love for architecture with his math and science skills.  He is actively involved with two Civil Engineering design projects at Berkeley - Cal Construction and Sustainable Solutions.

Computer Engineering combines Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.  Computer Engineers work to design and implement computer hardware and software.

Computer Engineering is sometimes within the same department or major as Electrical Engineering.

Jennifer completed her lower division engineering classes at Laney College before transferring to UCLA to study Computer Engineering.  Taking classes at Laney gave Jennifer the confidence and skills she needed to reach her goals.  Jennifer was also integral in forming the Laney Engineering Club