Electrical Engineering students

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Powering Innovation

An education in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering will give you career versatility and the skills and expertise to create the innovations that will transform the 21st century. At Western New England University, we educate practitioners. Our hands-on curriculum allows you to apply the theory you learn in the classroom in our modern labs, starting in your very first year.

The department oversees the following programs:

Students may also pursue:

Cadence® University Program Member

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering gratefully acknowledges the generous support from Cadence, through their university program, for use of their EDA tools in our Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering Curricula.

Current course offerings that utilize the Cadence EDA tools include:

  • EE 430 - VLSI Design - Introductory course to VLSI, exposing students to Analog/Digital circuit design using CMOS
  • EE 490 - Nanophotonics Design - Introductory photonics integrated circuit design course exposing students optical circuits combined with CMOS integration
  • CPE 420 - Computer Architecture - Introductory course to microprocessor design
  • CPE 462 - VHDL: Simulation & Synthesis - VHDL design course

College of Engineering News

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2024 KEEN Rising Star Award winner Dr. Devina Jaiswal working with students in the lab.

Dr. Devina Jaiswal of Western New England University Honored with 2024 KEEN Rising Star Award

Dr. Devina Jaiswal of WNE honored with the 2024 KEEN Rising Star Award for pioneering entrepreneurially minded learning initiatives and enhancing engineering education.

University News, Engineering, Faculty
Engineering professor and female student reviewing circuits with US News & World Report 2025 Badge to right of picture.

WNE College of Engineering Earns Top 100 Spot in U.S. News & World Report 2025 Rankings

WNE College of Engineering has earned a Top 100 spot in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Undergraduate Engineering Program rankings.

University News, Engineering
Prof. Rob Gettens and biomedical engineering summer camp students

WNE Co-Sponsors Summer Program to Inspire High School Students Towards Careers in Biotech

WNE's Biomechanical Engineering Department sponsored a dynamic summer program designed to spark interest in biotechnology careers among high school students from Springfield, Chicopee, and Holyoke.

University News, Engineering