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Online Graduate Studies Information Portal

For Prospective Distance Education Students

Our online graduate studies come with all the benefits of an on-campus experience of courses and instructors. You will earn a master's degree that is the same as the on-campus degree at a world-class university.

Are you ready to engineer your career?

You can earn a Master of Civil Engineering (MCE) or a Master of Environmental Engineering (MENE) online thru CCEE’s highly ranked program. Think about how that could enhance your career. Hear from our professors, students, and administrators about how it works.

What does it take to earn a degree online?

Listen to real stories from our online graduates about how they balanced work and family life while watching the lectures and completing the coursework in a way that worked for them.

Customize your online degree for your career 

We have one of the most comprehensive online programs in the nation. Choosing the right Degree, the right Concentration, and the right Coursework allow you to customize your plan of study to support your Career!

We are a community of scholars:
  • Our primary purpose is to understand the world more deeply and to creatively use that understanding to better the human condition by improving infrastructure, human health, and the environment.
Diversity makes us stronger:
  • Our understanding is deepened and our creativity enhanced by different points of view.
  • People from all backgrounds and walks of life are welcome in CCEE.
We respect everyone:
  • No one should be made to feel unwelcome or unsafe for any reason, including but not limited to: their ethnic or racial background, national origin, gender, sexual orientation or identity, language, religion, disability, familial status, veteran status, socioeconomic status, age, or political beliefs.
  • As a community of scholars, we support one another and are able to discuss difficult and controversial issues with intellect and compassion.
We are the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering.

What we offer

Our online graduate degrees and certicates allow specialization in a variety of sub-disciplines

Our non-thesis master's degrees and PBEE Certificate are available via Distance Education tracks 

These are enabled by the highly ranked  Engineering Online program that has been operating since 1978

Not sure whether you are ready to enroll in a degree program?

Same online courses  are available for you to take first as a Non-Degree Studies  (NDS) student and then decide whether to continue on to a master's degree.  You can transfer into your MCE or MENE degree up to 12 credit hours (4 courses) with B or better grades in relevant courses.

We are glad to provide the following services

Are you interested in continuing-education opportunities for employees in your company?

Application Process and Deadlines

Please send any questions via go.ncsu.edu/ccee-grad-inquiries 

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