[2] The college's mission is "to develop innovators who design and implement practical solutions to meet the ever-changing societal challenges of Engineering.
Students may obtain a PhD in Engineering and Computational Mathematics through a joint doctoral program offered with Claremont Graduate University.
[7] Diverse Issues in Higher Education also ranked the college third for awarding engineering degrees to minority students.
[10] In the face of a nationwide shortage of STEM professionals, the CSULB College of Engineering is working with the Long Beach Unified School District and Long Beach City College to build a “pipeline” of students seeking engineering and sciences as a profession.
[12] Boeing has supported internship programs and donated laboratories and equipment to help prepare students for future employment in the aerospace industry, including equipment from the shutdown of Boeing's C-17 Globemaster III program.