The oldest private engineering school in the nation, Norwich University’s DCSE is a school of incredible and prolific history. Our alumni are successful, loyal, and proud, because we give them the tools to help them achieve success.
Personal Attention
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 14-1, you are the center of attention. Our classes are small—no getting lost in overcrowded lecture halls, here. Individual advisors help you through the tough times and celebrate with you in the good times.
The main difference I saw between Norwich and my graduate school was the availability of teachers. At Norwich, they’re always willing to talk to you, not just in the classroom but just about anytime — and not just about schoolwork.
Engineering Faculty
Our faculty are active professionals who teach you the fundamental principles of engineering through laboratories, field observations, and design calculations applied to real world engineering problems. These same faculty, 80 percent of whom hold doctorate degrees and have years of industrial experience, will be teaching your classes and laboratories, not inexperienced graduate students typically used at other engineering schools. Real PhDs, real-world problems.
Baccalaureate Degree Programs
Graduate Degree Program
Our namesake
The David Crawford School of Engineering was named on May 11, 1998 in honor of David C. Crawford ’52, and his father David Crawford, ’22, professional engineers whose careers exemplify Alden Partridge’s vision of civil engineers as the builders of America’s future.
After military service in World War I, David Crawford earned a bachelor of science in civil engineering from Norwich University, graduating in 1922. A year later he began his distinguished thirty-nine-year career with the Illinois Division of Highways, where he served as resident and design engineer on many important bridge and highway projects, contributing notably to the modernization of the Illinois transportation system.
David C. Crawford received a bachelor of science in civil engineering from Norwich University in 1952, thirty years after his father, and a master of science degree in engineering from the University of Illinois in 1954. After service as a captain in the United States Army Corps of Engineers, he joined the Freeport Mineral Company in 1956, beginning a career that saw him become an internationally recognized expert on the design and construction of off-shore drilling rigs. As a senior executive of the Marathon Manufacturing Company, he played a major role in this country’s efforts to assure the energy supplies vital to its continued economic health and national security.
The David Crawford School of Engineering is dedicated to preparing future generations of Norwich graduates to follow in distinguished service to the engineering profession and the needs of the nation.
