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  • The Construction Engineering and Management (CEM) program at the University of Colorado at Boulder started in 1968.

  • CEM offers B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees.

  • The graduate student to faculty ratio is 6:1.

  • The undergraduate student to faculty ratio is 12:1.

  • The CEM program has 6 full-time faculty members plus two adjunct professors.

  • Approximately 45% of civil and architectural engineering majors choose CEM as their concentration area.

  • The typical graduate class size is 15 – 20 students while the undergraduate class size is 40 – 60 students.

  • About 25% of CEM students are woman and approximately 10% of CEM students are international students.

  • Undergraduate core competencies upon graduation include: Estimating, contract administration, planning and scheduling, surveying, CAD, equipment methods and construction engineering.