Electrical Engineering

Everything you need to close the circuit and power the world around us.

• A cumulative 2.5 or better secondary/high school GPA (4.0 scale) 
  
• College Entrance Exams- ACT or SAT - If you are applying to the School of Engineering or the School of Nursing, you are required to submit ACT or SAT exam score results. Applicants to all other academic programs do not need to submit an ACT or SAT but will be required to take a placement exam after your arrival to campus.
  
• Proof of English Proficiency 

Applicants to the Leonard C. Nelson College of Engineering, including all Engineering programs, Engineering Technology, Mathematics and Chemistry, must obtain an ACT math score of at least 19 or a SAT math score of 460 on exam taken prior to March 2016 or 510 SAT score taken March 2016 and after.

•  A cumulative 2.0 or better college GPA (4.0 scale) 
  
• 24 or more earned credit hours (Equivalent to U.S. system) 
  
• Students with less than 24 hours will also have to meet the same requirements as First time freshman     
  
• Proof of English Proficiency

In our most recent survey of program graduates, we found that 100% of our graduates since 2018 found full-time employment or started an advanced degree after graduating from WVU Tech. They also reported an average starting salary range of $65,000 - $75,000.

WVU Tech's electrical engineering program offers rigorous instruction, providing sufficient background for career success or graduate school. Graduates develop a solid knowledge of mathematics, physics, chemistry and basic engineering principles; problem-solving skills; design skills; communication skills; teamwork skills; life-long learning skills; computer skills; and professionalism and ethics.

Our students are successful in finding jobs in engineering and being successful. We have career fairs every semester and we often see the same recruiters and they say that they cannot get enough of our graduates. 

Electrical engineers enjoy an extremely wide array of career possibilities, including design, testing, manufacturing, service and maintenance for manufacturers, energy producers, government contractors, government defense agencies and utility companies.

Our graduates are able to pursue careers with nationally competitive starting salaries.  Companies that have hired our graduates include the FBI, the National Security Agency, the Joint Warfare Analysis Center, Navair, the Naval Surface Weapons Center, American Electric Power, Dominion Power, Siemens, Square-D, Baltimore Gas and Electric, Hamilton-Bose, Consol Energy and Allegheny Energy. 

Several graduates have gone on to pursue a master's degree in engineering or business. 

Graduates of WVU Tech's electrical engineering program have recently landed in positions such as:

• Electrical engineer
  
• Associate manufacturing/controls engineer
  
• Engineer I – process control
  
• Nuclear engineer 1
  
• Robotics engineer
  

1. Set up an account at the link below. This will give you access to the WVU System application.
2. Select the Keyser campus to access the PSC application.
3. Select " Hospitality (Culinary) - offered on the Beckley campus" as your intended major.
4. Complete all the additional required information, and submit your application.