Welcome to the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department (ECE), one of the oldest and well-established departments at UCCS. The ECE department initially started as electrical engineering in 1965 with the initiative of the Late Mr. David Packard in 1965. The ECE discipline has a great impact on modern society from power generation and distribution to cellular communications to improve the quality of life for mankind. At UCCS ECE strives hard to give a hands-on education with a solid understanding of fundamentals. In addition, faculty are active in forefront areas of ECE research. At the undergraduate level , we offer a BS in Electrical Engineering degree and a BS in Computer Engineering (in collaboration with the Computer Science Department) and minors in both electrical engineering and computer engineering.