US Navy Engineer Corps Collegiate Program
The US Navy Civil Engineer Corps (CEC) is interested in Engineering and Architecture students who want to work in their respective fields in the Navy AFTER they graduate, but want to get paid NOW! Here are the details:
You do NOT have to be a Civil Engineering major. All ABET-accredited Engineering majors and NAAB-accredited Architecture majors are accepted.
While In School
-Earn up to $139k (direct pay, not a scholarship)
-This is NOT ROTC (no uniform, drill, training, etc.)
-Full medical/dental benefits
-All that is required is keep up GPA and physical fitness
After Graduation
-Complete a minimum of 4 years Active Duty in the CEC
-Get your PE/RA (if you plan to stay in the military longer than 4 years)
-Complete Graduate School (after 6-10 years in the CEC)
-Never go on a ship!
Requirements
-US Citizen
-Minimum 2.7 GPA
-ABET-EAC or NAAB Degree
-Be 18-24 months from graduation
What Will I Do In the CEC?
The Navy is more than ships, submarines, and aircraft at sea. Hundreds of Naval shore facilities worldwide (like small cities with hospitals, airfields, power plants, housing, stores, office buildings, and much more) make up the fleet support establishment.
Naval Officers in the Civil Engineer Corps (CEC) provide professional facilities engineering services and management at all Navy and Marine Corps facilities worldwide. The name "Civil Engineer Corps" does not rely solely on the discipline of Civil Engineering, but to a multitude of engineering and architectural disciplines.
While a small community of only approximately 1,300 members, CEC Officers are found all over the world in highly visible positions supervising skilled personnel while working on: construction projects, infrastructure repairs and maintenance, facility support contracts, real estate management, natural resource management, environmental planning and management, and many other facilities engineering areas. From the very beginning, CEC Officers obtain engineering management and leadership experience far exceeding that offered in a civilian firm/company. As a junior CEC Officer, you may work in any or all of the following three areas: Contract Management, Facilities Management, and/or Expeditionary Engineering.