Seattle Pacific University's ranking in the 2016 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Universities (West), 17. Its tuition and fees are $37,086 (2015-16). Seattle Pacific University (SPU) is a private Christian institution located in the Queen Anne residential neighborhood of the city, about 10 minutes from downtown.
The broad field of electrical engineering involves working with all manners of electronic devices, from pocket calculators to supercomputers. Often overlapping with computer engineering, a college degree in electrical engineering can open up the door to a technical career in almost any industry.
Students interested in electrical engineering can get a related degree at the associate level through an engineering technology or pre-engineering program. An associate degree will not provide the same job opportunities, but it can help students determine if they want to continue in the field of electrical engineering.