Engineering
10 courses · Orange Coast College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 · Spring 2027
ENGR A110 Introduction to Engineering and Design
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Prerequisite
- Successful completion of a course at the level of elementary algebra or Appropriate OCC math placement.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGR 110
This course is an introduction to the field of engineering and the engineering design. It explores various branches of engineering as regards to academic preparation, opportunities and career options. It explains the engineering education pathways and explores effective strategies for students to reach their academic potential. Emphasis is also on the realization of the regional and global problems of engineering nature and the methods to find responsible solutions. Students are introduced to the applied engineering concepts, methods and tools of problem solving and the engineering design process. Activities also include engineering design projects. Other topics include engineering ethics, professional and legal responsibilities of engineers as a member of the society, understanding of the global challenges and the engineer’s role and responsibilities in finding possible solutions. Enrollment Limitation: ENGR A110H; students who complete ENGR A110 may not enroll in or receive credit for ENGR A110H.
ENGR A110H Introduction to Engineering and Design Honors
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Prerequisite
- Successful completion of a course at the level of elementary algebra or Appropriate OCC math placement.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGR 110
This course is an introduction to the field of engineering and the engineering design. It explores various branches of engineering in regards to academic preparation, opportunities and career options. It explains the engineering education pathways and explores effective strategies for students to reach their academic potential. Emphasis is also on the realization of the regional and global problems of engineering nature and the methods to find responsible solutions. Students are introduced to the applied engineering concepts, methods and tools of problem-solving and the engineering design process. Activities also include engineering design projects. Other topics include engineering ethics, professional and legal responsibilities of engineers as a member of the society, understanding of the global challenges and the engineer’s role and responsibilities in finding possible solutions. Enrollment Limitation: ENGR A110; students who complete ENGR A110H may not enroll in or receive credit for ENGR A110.
ENGR A180 Engineering Graphics
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 45 lecture hours; 81 lab hours
- Prerequisite
- MATH A120 or appropriate placement.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGR 150
This course covers the fundamentals of the graphic communication necessary for engineering design. Freehand sketching and Computer-Aided Design (CAD) are the main techniques utilized in this course. 2-D and 3-D visualization skills are developed through the analysis and practice of orthographic projections, principle of descriptive geometry, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, working drawings and engineering design process.
ENGR A199 Current Topics in Engineering
- Units
- 0.5-5
- Hours
- 9-72 lecture hours; 0-54 lab hours
- Transfers to
- CSU
Current topics in Engineering may include cultural topics as well as engineering topics and could rotate through a variety of topics, such as field studies, design/build projects, design studies, and construction studies.
ENGR A210 Engineering Materials
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Prerequisite
- CHEM A180 and PHYS A185 or PHYS A185H.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGR 140
This is an introductory course emphasizing the understanding of the structure and properties of the materials, and the design and selection of materials for engineering applications. Studies include analysis of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, ceramics, polymers, composites and semiconductors. Emphasis is on micro and macro structure, relationship between the structure and properties of materials, and effect of heat, stress, imperfections and chemical environments on material structure, properties and performance. Topics also include mechanical, thermal, electrical (including semiconductors), magnetic and optical properties and also corrosion and degradation of materials.
ENGR A220 Programming and Problem-Solving in MATLAB
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours; 54 lab hours
- Prerequisite
- MATH A180 or MATH A180H.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGR 220
This course utilizes the MATLAB environment to provide students with a working knowledge of computer-based problem-solving methods relevant to science and engineering. It introduces the fundamentals of procedural and object-oriented programming, numerical analysis, and data structures. Examples and assignments in the course are drawn from practical applications in engineering, physics, and mathematics.
ENGR A230 Dynamics
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Prerequisite
- ENGR A280.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGR 230
This course is an introduction to kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies. Vector analysis and calculus are used extensively as the tool to describe the motion of the systems and also to study the kinetics of particles and rigid bodies. Topics involved are the geometry of the motion (kinematics), and the methods of analysis, which include second law of motion, work-energy and momentum-impulse methods as applied to particles, system of particles and the rigid bodies. The mechanical vibration of particles and the rigid bodies are also studied in detail. It includes free and forced vibration, with and without damping.
ENGR A240 Mechanics of Materials
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Prerequisite
- ENGR A280.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGR 240
This course provides the engineering students with the means of analyzing and designing various structures and machines subjected to different loading conditions. Students develop the techniques of stress and strain analysis of the systems under axial, torsional, transverse loading and pure bending. It also includes the major topics of design of the beams, shafts and the columns. Analysis of systems using energy method, and deflection of beams by integration and moment-area methods are also introduced.
ENGR A280 Statics
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Prerequisite
- MATH A185 or MATH A185H or MATH A182H; and PHYS A185 or PHYS A185H.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGR 130
Vector mechanics, covering force diagrams, moment of forces and couples, two- and three-dimensional force systems, analysis of engineering structures at equilibrium (e.g. trusses and beams), distributed force, centroids and center of gravity, shear and bending moment diagrams, friction, are and mass moments of inertia.
ENGR A285 Engineering Circuits
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours; 54 lab hours
- Prerequisite
- MATH A285 or MATH A285H, or concurrent enrollment; and PHYS A280.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Analysis of electric circuits, including DC circuits, network theorems, energy sources, transient analysis, sinusoidal analysis, phasors, AC power, and frequency response of circuits. Lab will include connection of circuits and observation of circuit behavior using electronic instrumentation.