The Mechanical Engineering program makes available a high quality, relevant engineering education to all residents of the El Paso bi-national region. The Program dedicates itself to providing students with a set of skills, knowledge and attitudes that will permit its graduates to succeed and thrive as engineers and leaders.

The Program strives to:

• Prepare its graduates to pursue life-long learning, serve the profession and meet intellectual, ethical and career challenges
• Maintain a vital, state-of-the-art research enterprise to provide its students and faculty with opportunities to create, interpret, apply and disseminate knowledge.