The Department of Engineering at Western Kentucky University (WKU) was given the rare opportunity to develop entirely new engineering programs. On July 17, 2000, the Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) approved the Strategy for Statewide Engineering Education in Kentucky. This strategy is intended to address two primary issues: 1.) the need to increase the number of baccalaureate engineers in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and 2.) the need to address regional issues of access and productivity in engineering education. In response CPE's strategy engineering programs in civil, electrical and mechanical engineering were jointly developed between our Department of Engineering and the two Research 1 Universities in the State. A project based curriculum was developed. The Department of Engineering offers degrees in civil, electrical and mechanical engineering. This paper focus on the electrical engineering program. The University of Louisville (UofL) is our partner in the EE program. In 2004, our first cohort of engineering students graduated and we were accredited. In 2010, we will have our second ABET accreditation visit. It seems like a natural time for the Electrical Engineering Program to assess a growing and dynamic program. In this paper we examine how the Electrical Engineering program has grown over the past 10 years. A study of FE results for the entire history of the program is given. FE results from an undergraduate only project-based curriculum are compared to national results. Discussions include the positive and negative aspects of our relationship with our partner.
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