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BioResource & Ag Engineering

You can have a career engineering solutions to the problems of resources and systems faced by today's high-tech agricultural industry. BioResource and Agricultural Engineering (BRAE) graduates hold challenging and well-paying jobs in companies such as:
  • Environmental Care, Inc.
  • Advanced Environmental Concepts 
  • Rain for Rent 
  • Western Laboratories 
  • Toyota Motor Sales
  • Owens-Illinois
  • Engineering & Test Co.
  • Golden State Irrigation 
  • Gilroy Foods 

The BioResource and Agricultural Engineering major at Cal Poly offers hands-on experience in a wide range of engineering skill areas including irrigation, mechanical design, structures, agricultural safety, renewable energy and waste treatment, electronics and control systems, and resource information systems. The BRAE program is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).

Students enrolled in the BioResource and Agricultural Engineering major may specialize in an area of their choice, including:

  • Water/Irrigation
  • Mechanical Systems
  • Food Engineering
  • Resource Information
  • SystemsBioResource
  • Systems Engineering 
  • Agricultural Processes & Fabrication
  • Individualized Program designed to 
    match your career goals 

GET IN TOUCH...
BioResource & Agricultural Engineering 
Department Head: Dr. Richard A. Cavaletto
805-756-2383 Fax: 805-756-2626
e-mail: brae@calpoly.edu
http://brae.calpoly.edu


"Cal Poly's 'Learn By Doing' philosophy has been the essence of my approach to business and my career. It embodies the entrepreneurial spirit of managed risk and course correction to achieve goals."

Charles L. Harrington, '81
Group President
Parsons Infrastructure & Technology Group Inc.





"Every day I consult my notes and books from classes at Cal Poly. Even for a new situation, I can find a solution using problem-solving skills I learned in BRAE at Cal Poly."

Mary Litzenberg, '96
Design Engineer
Pacific Ag Water

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College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
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