Established | 1945[1] |
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Parent institution | San Jose State University |
Dean | Sheryl Ehrman[2] |
Academic staff | 390 (Spring 2023) [3] |
Students | 7,125 (Spring 2023) [3] |
Undergraduates | 4,837(Spring 2023) [3] |
Postgraduates | 2,288(Spring 2023) [3] |
Location | , , 37°20′14″N 121°52′54″W / 37.337100°N 121.881576°W |
Campus | urban |
Website | https://engineering.sjsu.edu/ |
The Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering is one of the seven colleges under San Jose State University (SJSU) in downtown San Jose, California, United States. This college is located on the northeastern side of the main campus, which is in the heart of the Silicon Valley. The vast majority of their resources are located in a four-story building known as the "Engineering Building". The college is named after Charles W. Davidson, who donated US$15 million to the formerly known SJSU College of Engineering. Charles W. Davidson was a civil engineer for the City of San Jose and a real estate broker for companies he founded, such as DKD Property Management and L&D Construction.[4]