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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*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 students experience broader world of chemistry at national ACS conference

September 21, 2026

Two Trine University students — Chloe Laird, a chemical engineering major from Warsaw, Indiana, and Makenzie Amich, a forensic science major from Thorntown, Indiana — recently had the opportunity to connect with thousands of chemistry professionals and students from across the country at the American Chemical Society (ACS) national meeting in Chicago.

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Latest Civil Engineering News

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INDOT commissioner kicks off Trine student institute

October 13, 2026

The head of the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) joined Trine University students remotely to help launch its new Transportation & Development Institute (T&DI), part of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

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Trine dedicates new Pellegrino Student Design Center

October 6, 2026

Trine University President Dr. Tony Kline, kneeling, presents a plaque to John and Mary Pellegrino in appreciation of their support for the university’s new John and Mary Pellegrino Student Design Center.

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Latest Computer and Information Technology News

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Community invited to mental health walk at Trine

September 17, 2026

Steuben County community members are invited to join Trine University students and alumni and local businesses for Breaking the Silence Together, the university's inaugural mental health walk, beginning at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26.

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Latest Computer Engineering News

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Fremont teacher honored by Trine’s ECE department

June 3, 2026

Trine University’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering recently presented its annual Outstanding High School Teaching Award to Eric Wirick, a teacher at Fremont High School.

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Latest Cybersecurity News

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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 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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Homecoming king, queen crowned at Trine

October 12, 2026

Trine University recognized its 2026 Homecoming court as well as its king and queen during the annual Thunderstruck Pep Rally in the MTI Center on Friday, Oct. 2.

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Trine hosts, competes in annual AIMM ICC

June 3, 2026

Top engineering schools from across Indiana converged once again at Pokagon State Park as Trine University hosted the third annual Artificial Intelligence Maritime Maneuver Indiana Collegiate Challenge from April 17-18.

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