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Road Trip: Bay Area Edition

At Penn Engineering Online, we’re committed to ensuring our students not only have opportunities to study and thrive as members of our worldwide online community — but we also facilitate opportunities for classmates to connect in-person and expand their networks.

The Art of Computer Science:
A Journey from MCIT Online to Quantitative Engineering

Esteban Morales, MCIT ‘25, has a unique variety of aptitudes and interests including artistic pursuits, a methodical approach to processes, and a deep curiosity about how things work.His ability to leverage his interdisciplinary enthusiasm has significantly enhanced his professional development and academic success in the MCIT Online program.

Congratulations to the Penn Engineering Online 2025 Graduates

Commencement 2025 On May 16, 2025, we celebrated the newest class of graduates from the School of Engineering and Applied Science’s master’s degree programs.

Landing Your Dream Job: An Overview of Career Services

Navigating the complexities of a career transition or job search can be challenging – who wouldn’t want professional guidance and expertise?

Discover Your Academic and Professional Community at Penn Engineering Online

Please note that recordings of past webinars may contain outdated information.Please see our admissions pages to find the most up-to-date information for application requirements, current tuition, fees, and deadlines.Pursuing an online graduate degree in computer science, data science, or artificial intelligence can feel like a big step.

Meet Jean, Penn Engineering’s AI Tutor — Available 24/7

Penn Engineering Online is pleased to introduce “Jean”, an AI-powered chatbot designed to assist Penn Engineering Online students.Jean offers instant, reliable answers by referencing Penn’s private course materials and discussion board data – information that commercial chatbots don’t have access to.

Who is MCIT Online For? An Entry into CS for Non-Tech Backgrounds

Are you interested in entering the tech industry but worried you don’t have a traditional background in computer science?Penn Engineering’s online Master of Computer and Information Technology (MCIT Online) program was designed specifically for individuals from diverse academic and professional fields who are eager to build a career in technology.

Looking Back on Fall Fest 2024

The Penn Engineering Online team was lucky to spend time this Fall with hundreds of online graduate students celebrating their annual Fall Fest on Penn’s campus.

Road Trip: Philadelphia Edition

The Penn Engineering Online community is comprised of students from 50 countries around the world who are pursuing Ivy League graduate studies in the fields of Data Science, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence.

SPARC 2024

For many students, the summer months provide an opportunity to travel or perhaps take a break from classes.But for others, summer is a chance to dive deeper into the coding skills they’ve acquired throughout the year by engaging in the SPARC competition.

From Econometrics to Data Science

Bennie Yang enrolled in the MCIT Online degree program to enhance her econometrics career with new skills and knowledge.The flexible nature of Penn Engineering Online allowed her to pursue an Ivy League graduate degree and a foundational computer science education while working full time, without having to relocate.

From MCIT to PhD

Kenneth See, MCIT ’21, studied finance as an undergraduate at Northeastern University and planned to pursue a traditional finance-related career such as banking.

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