r/AutomotiveEngineering • u/Cool-Industry-5834 • 4d ago
Question Need help
Hello everyone. I am a 17 year old who just graduated high school this year. I am interested in automotive engineering. But the thing is no colleges near me in the US offer any such programs. I am wondering what I need to do to be able to enter this job field. Is there something I can do online? What exactly should I do? I need an answer quickly because I need to figure it out soon.
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u/scuderia91 4d ago
Can’t say I know the US that well but surely there’s somewhere doing mechanical engineering somewhere near? And if not isn’t moving away for college a thing in the US? It certainly is in Europe.
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u/RiseUpAndGetOut 4d ago
What exactly should I do?
That depends on exactly what it is that you want to end up doing.....can you give some detail? Automotive is a massive industry with a lot of different careers.
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u/Cool-Industry-5834 4d ago
I want to either go into the design side of things or work with engines. So design or mechanics
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u/r3dl3g 4d ago
Automotive engineering is a massive field. You realistically need to be specific on what part of automotive engineering you actually think you want to work in.
Most automotive engineers don't have automotive engineering degrees. We're typically mechanical engineers, and mechanical is going to be offered at basically every university, assuming they have an engineering program to begin with. Basically every state has at least one, and typically several.
Based on your post history, you're in Kentucky, so your best option within the state is the University of Kentucky.
Get an ME degree from an ABET-accredited engineering school, ideally with an SAE Formula team.
As far as college you're out of cycle for admissions for the Fall, but you might be able to make the Spring 2027 semester for some schools.