Walchand College of Engineering, Sangli

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Walchand College of Engineering

Motto	क्रियासिद्धिः सत्वे
Motto in English	Success depends on quality
Type	Autonomous institute
Established	1947; 77 years ago (1947)[1]
Chairman	Ajit Gulabchand [1]
Director	U. A. Dabade
Location	Sangli , Maharashtra , India
Campus	90 acres (36 ha)
Website	www.walchandsangli.ac.in

Walchand College of Engineering is a college in the city of Sangli, Maharashtra, India. The WCE campus is situated on nearly 90 acres of land in Vishrambag, roughly midway between the twin cities of Sangli and Miraj.

The college was established in 1947 by the Dhondumama Sathe and began with an undergraduate course in Civil Engineering with a capacity of 60 students. It was affiliated with Bombay University in 1947. After Pune University was set up in 1948, the college became affiliated with Pune University. In 1955, the college was renamed after Walchand Hirachand, an industrialist. Since the establishment of Shivaji University, at Kolhapur in 1962, Walchand College of Engineering, Sangli has been affiliated with Shivaji University. Since 2007, it has been an autonomous college offering the B.Tech. degree ^[2] in Maharashtra with 'financial and academic autonomy'.^[3] It is known for its vast campus and placement.