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Chico State CE is Well-Known for Small Class Sizes and Close Interaction between the Students and Faculty
The smaller class sizes at Chico State means that students get more interaction with their professors. At Chico State, professors have time to meet with students and answer their questions. Smaller class sizes create a positive learning environment in the classroom.
All numbers displayed on chart are represent the average number of students in the lecture portion of Civil Engineering courses with no associated lab, activity, or discussion. Courses with break out sections (labs, activities, ect) give student the opportunity to have a small learning environment, so this study compares the class room sizes of classes where students wouldn't get the opportunity to participate in a small lab or discussion. Individual Class sizes used for each university can be viewed in the tables below. Classes with multiple sections were averaged then displayed as one course in the tables and any activity, discussion, or lab was displayed as a lab in the "has lab" section.
Chico State CE is Well-Known for a Hands-on Lab-Intensive Program
Chico State CE believes that a hands-on learning environment helps improve quality of learning for students. Lab courses help support subjects learned in a lecture, bring understanding to complex subjects, and are a fun way to learn. The Chico State Civil Engineering curriculum requires more labs than many other leading Civil Engineering programs.
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Average Engineering Lecture Size without labs Class Lecture Size Has Lab CIVL 101 96 CIVL 130 44 Lab CIVL 130 34 Lab CIVL 205 26 CIVL 211 79 Lab CIVL 302 43 CIVL 311 40 CIVL 313 27 CIVL 321 77 Lab CIVL 415 60 Lab CIVL 441 67 Lab CIVL 461 28 CIVL 495 87 CIVL 551 33 CIVL 571 22 CIVL 595 10 Average class size of lectures with no lab: 41