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College of Engineering

The Engineering Place

Welcome to The Engineering Place (TEP) at NC State University, where we champion K–20 education and resources for exploring engineering, computer science, and engineering education. We showcase all of NC State’s engineering disciplines and computer science, helping students understand how engineers and computer scientists have transformed our environment and enhanced our lives. Our programs address every facet of the Engineering Education Ecosystem, making our offerings distinct across the state. Since 1999, TEP has prioritized serving underserved and underrepresented populations.

Explore our website and learn how TEP provides innovative programs for students, teachers, and the public in North Carolina and across the globe.

We Are Engineering

Engineering Education Outreach programs focus on hands-on, open-ended engineering challenges that give participants experience both doing engineering and thinking like an engineer to solve problems. These programs include summer camps, on-campus programs for all grade levels, community programs, topical workshops, and much more. The Engineering Place builds excitement around engineering for students and teachers.

We focus on highlighting the importance of the diverse fields in engineering as we increase the understanding of engineering disciplines, careers, and the impact engineers have on everyday life with students, teachers, and the general public!

Making a Difference

The Engineering Place has provided innovative engineering programming to K-20 students and teachers across the state of North Carolina, the United States, and internationally. Since 1998, TEP has impacted over 1 million students, teachers, and parents.

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Ask An Engineer Video Series!

Check out more videos on AI and Hypersonic Wind Tunnels

Summer Programs, NC State Solar House

Learn about all of our programs
Elementary school campers make furniture from newspapers.

Summer Programs

Participate in Engineering Summer Camps 
The NC State Solar House

The Solar House

Schedule a visit to the Solar House 
Two middle schoolers testing a car they designed.

Academic Year Programs

Check out our K-12 Outreach Programs 
The Engineering Place design element

Annual Report

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Land Acknowledgment

NC State University is a land-grant institution for the people of North Carolina and respectfully acknowledges that the lands within and surrounding present-day Raleigh are the traditional homelands and gathering places of many Indigenous peoples, including eight federally and state-recognized tribes: Coharie, Eastern Band of Cherokee, Haliwa-Saponi, Lumbee, Meherrin, Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation, Sappony and Waccamaw Siouan. We share an ongoing responsibility to safeguard these lands and to respect the sovereignty of the tribes and Indigenous nations residing in North Carolina. NC State honors all Indigenous peoples who have been and continue to be an integral part of our university’s history and culture. Learn More

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