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Department of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering

UCF College of Engineering and Computer Science

BUILD YOUR CAREER AT UCF

Your journey starts here, with one of our undergraduate or graduate programs in civil engineering, environmental engineering or construction engineering. 

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UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
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GRADUATE PROGRAMS

EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION

Our abbreviated name, CECE, stands for more than civil, environmental and construction engineering. It also stands for continuous evolution and consistent excellence, two goals we strive for every academic year. With our highly funded faculty, our cutting-edge facilities and our innovations in both the laboratory and the classroom, we offer a world-class education at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. 

No. 64

UCF is ranked the No. 64 best graduate school for civil  engineering education

No. 68

UCF is ranked the No. 68 best graduate school for environmental engineering education

No. 75

UCF is ranked the No. 75 best graduate school for overall engineering education

Top 100

UCF is ranked among the top 100 schools for undergraduate engineering and computer science education

Apostolakis Wins Best Paper Award

The research journal Engineering Structures has awarded the 2023 Best Paper Award to Assistant Professor Georgios Apostolakis and his students. The winning article, "SVD-Enabled Data Augmentation for Machine Learning-Based Surrogate Modeling of Nonlinear Structure," was authored by Siddharth S. Parida, an assistant professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Co-authors on the paper include Apostolakis, Megan Butcher and Prashant Shekhar from ERAU and Supratik Bose from the University of Buffalo.

NEWS

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UCF Ranks Among Top 10 Universities in the U.S. for Transportation Science and Technology
The University of Central Florida has been named one of the best schools in the U.S. for transportation science and technology for the fifth consecutive…
Faculty
Wahl Receives 2024 Luminary Award
Nine faculty members, including Associate Professor Thomas Wahl, were honored for their trailblazing work and the impact they are making in our local communities, our…
Faculty
What Exactly Is a Smart City — And Why Should All of Us Care
Shaurya Agarwal first heard the term “smart city” in 2015. He was finishing his Ph.D. in electrical engineering in the city of neon lights (Las…
Faculty
Kevin Mackie Named Chair of Civil Engineering Department
After serving as interim chair of the Department of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering (CECE) for more than a year, Professor Kevin Mackie will officially…
Students
UCF Environmental Engineering Graduate Students Win National Scholarships
Two UCF environmental engineering doctoral students were honored with prestigious scholarships for their research in potable water at the American Water Works Association (AWWA) 2024…
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UPCOMING EVENTS

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