Online engineering degrees?

[SolarKat]

Until he knows where he's going, he's going to have to limit himself to CC or other choices which are universally accepted for GenEd.

I think it depends on his timeline, and how he's planning on using a degree. (And, does he have any experience with engineering, however tangentially, or is it just really awesome to think about from wherever he is now.) If he doesn't have a lot of free time, or he doesn't want to sit in a classroom right now, he's probably going to have to get creative. A BS - Math, for example (the quick way, BA via TESU, or the more rigorous way, which will be better accepted when he goes for the 2nd bachelors in engineering, such as APU/AMU's BS - Math)...and then his local engineering school may be more inclined to let him just do the AOS work. Or take the BS Math, and look at options for grad school. If he's liking ME, but not the math, perhaps Industrial Design might be more appealing.

AAS CAD 100% Online - Minnesota State Southeast

UML's CAD/Computer Assisted Manufacturing certificate, 100% online

UML has serious chops in the engineering world, particularly manufacturing & robotics. This certificate requires Engineering Graphics as a prereq, which they do not offer online, but Northern Virginia Community College *does* have EG online, so it's doable. My son's engineering college (WIT) has the MEs get certified in SolidWorks (and I believe AutoCAD, too, but I'd have to double check with his roommate), so I'd wager that this certificate is a reasonable start to the design side...and as I mentioned previously, things like statics, dynamics, etc, can be taken virtually or at CCs.

Back when dinosaurs were learning CAD, my brother-in-law turned his CAD certificate into 20 years (and 5 rocket/nozzle patents) with Raytheon. So there are many ways to get into the engineering field, besides a straight ME degree. He could always start with design/CAD and math, and see if he loves it enough to go for the full bachelors. In that case, I'd say screw the gen-eds and dip your toes into something like these programs...