Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering - Online

Help Your Community Achieve More with Liberty’s Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering Online Degree

Civil engineers have a hand in helping nearly every part of how modern society functions. Engineers are the creative designers, builders, and maintainers of the infrastructure we use every day — from roads, bridges, seaports, and airports to emergency and disaster relief systems used to help keep people safe. If you want to help build and maintain the fabric of modern society, then Liberty’s Bachelor of Science (BS) in Civil Engineering degree online can help you launch a rewarding and fulfilling career.

As the foundation of nearly all branches of modern engineering, civil engineering has a broad scope and is one of the most flexible disciplines. Whether you want to ensure that cities get clean water and energy, or you want to design better, safer roads, an online civil engineering degree can give you the skills you need.

Many industries need civil engineers to help build the backbones of their businesses, which means that a degree in this field can help equip you with in-demand job skills. By pursuing Liberty’s bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, you can seek out lucrative and fulfilling jobs as you provide benefits to society through your work as a civil engineer.

At Liberty, we don’t shortchange you when you pursue an online degree – we empower you. Partner with us and get the training you need to make a lasting impact as a civil engineer.

Is it possible to earn a civil engineering degree online?

Yes! At Liberty University, we offer an online Bachelor of Science (BS) in Civil Engineering. This degree program contains a mix of 8-week and 16-week courses – allowing you to earn a degree on your schedule and pursue most of your education from the comfort of home while enjoying valuable networking opportunities during 2 on-campus intensives.

The online delivery of this civil engineering degree does not compromise quality or academic rigor. This degree program is designed to help you gain a working knowledge of various engineering topics that can prepare you to pursue a variety of civil engineering careers upon graduation.

Choose us for your studies and experience firsthand what an online engineering degree from Liberty University can do for you.

Why Choose Liberty’s Bachelor in Civil Engineering Degree Online?

As a pioneer in distance education since 1985, we understand what it takes to design a respected online degree program that blends convenience, affordability, and academic excellence. This degree program has been carefully designed by industry experts who have a passion for your success

Liberty’s BS in Civil Engineering is designed to help equip you for engineering roles in the military, private sector, government, and a wide variety of other industries. Our bachelor’s degree in civil engineering – which is offered online with some intensives – focuses on the foundational skills you’ll need for success in your field.

An intensive will give you the opportunity to visit Liberty University’s beautiful campus in Central Virginia when it fits into your schedule. This provides valuable hands-on training in topics such as material properties, fluid properties, and surveying as well as the chance to meet and collaborate with your peers and professors.

Our engineering students have found roles at companies such as Boeing, Georgia Pacific, NASA, Disney, and the National Ground Intelligence Center for the U.S. Army. The Bureau of Labor Statistics expects that the job market will grow at a rate of 8% between 2020 and 2030.*

With a median pay of $88,570, you can take advantage of a steady job market with high salary opportunities.* By partnering with us for your civil engineering degree and pursuing a career as a professional engineer, you may see numerous employment opportunities as infrastructure continues to age and market demand requires people to manage future projects.

With practical skills to help communities build and grow, you can also assist in nonprofit and ministry operations locally, nationally, and abroad. You could also contribute to disaster relief, assist communities in gaining access to water and other essential amenities, and with many other critical needs across the globe.

A bachelor’s degree in engineering from Liberty University can help you pursue a variety of job opportunities – and it can bolster your résumé by putting your engineering talents to work.

What Will You Learn in Our Online Civil Engineering Bachelor Degree?

Our civil engineering degree offers a broad scope of foundational knowledge that can prepare you for a career in the engineering field or for graduate studies. Civil engineers must consider costs, environmental hazards, government regulations, the ability to withstand natural disasters, the durability of the infrastructure, and how engineering technologies can be used to build lasting structures.

You will take engineering courses covering these and other topics with an emphasis on structural, geotechnical, transportation, and construction engineering to prepare you for a successful career in civil engineering. Other courses cover topics like the protection of water resources and the prevention of erosion due to runoff from storms and flooding.

As a civil engineer, you may also specialize in transportation and planning. Throughout this degree, you will study how to plan, design, build, and maintain facilities that serve millions of people. These might include highways, railroad systems, mass transit, and airports.

Our bachelor of engineering is also an excellent way for you to pursue a career designing construction projects of varying scopes – from small, local projects to large undertakings for cities. As a civil engineering graduate from Liberty University, you can be assured that you will be prepared for an exciting future in building your community.

Program Educational Objectives

Our goal is that our civil engineering graduates are able to do the following within a few years of graduating:

• Integrate creativity, ethics, faith, and profession consistent with Christian principles.
• Continually improve and learn in an ever-changing technologically-advancing culture.
• Understand and solve problems in an efficient and effective manner based on requirements.
• Listen with an open mind and communicate effectively as a team member across various audiences and platforms (e.g., oral, written, visual).
• Produce validated, quality work within acceptable tolerances and adhere to appropriate codes and standards.
• Attain relevant, specific certifications and licensures.

Highlights of Our Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree

• We are recognized by multiple institutions for our academic quality, affordability, and accessibility. Our commitment to excellence also helped us rank among Niche.com’s top 3 online schools in America. Earning your online BS in Civil Engineering degree from a nonprofit university with this kind of recognition can help set you apart from others in your field.
• Your success is our success, which is why we are committed to providing quality academics at an affordable tuition rate. While other colleges are increasing their tuition, we have frozen tuition rates for our undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs for the past 8 years – and counting.
• Through 2 required on-campus intensive courses, you will meet and collaborate with peers and professors while completing your online degree and gaining valuable hands-on training. These intensives will give you the opportunity to visit Liberty University’s beautiful campus in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia when it fits into your schedule.
• Our civil engineering bachelor’s degree program will include preparatory coursework that is designed to equip you to take the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam.
• You will have access to the latest technology and qualified faculty who seek to know you personally and provide you with opportunities for education, research, and training in a Christ-centered environment.
• Liberty University’s Center for Engineering Research and Education (CERE) promotes research and development of all forms of energy generation, storage, and transmission. As an online student, you will benefit from the findings of our brick-and-mortar campus.

Who We Are

In 1971, the Rev. Dr. Jerry Falwell dreamed about making the world a better place. He envisioned a generation of professionals in every field who loved God, served others, and were the best at whatever they were called to be. He saw a university on a mountain where this training could happen—and he started to build it. Less than 50 years later, Liberty University is a world-class accredited evangelical liberal arts institution with 17 colleges and schools, over 100,000 students, and 600+ programs of study from the certificate to the doctoral level.

Liberty's world-class campus is rated as one of the five best in the U.S. by niche.com. Its online program is rated by niche.com as one of the top ten in the U.S. Liberty's campus hosts over 700 international students from 70+ countries studying in all fields and at all levels. Over 400 programs are available to students around the globe through our online programs.

Liberty University trains pilots, engineers, counselors, CEOs, nurses, teachers, artists, law enforcement personnel, professionals in almost every field who love God, serve others in their communities and are the best at what they are called to be. Liberty University trains champions for Christ.

Impact the World

Emphasizing the right balance between academic theory, research, and hands-on training, Liberty’s unique approach to education means that you can be prepared to not only succeed in your profession of choice but also to adapt and thrive in a constantly changing marketplace.

At Liberty University, you’ll be equipped to do your job ethically and with excellence. You will also gain the critical thinking, research, data analysis, and communication skills needed to become an essential contributor in your field and the kind of leader who inspires others. This is why Liberty graduates are sought after by many organizations and companies.

Hard work, courage, and integrity define our faith, so we don’t just equip students with a degree — we Train Champions for Christ who impact the world.

Online Programs – An Extension of Our Mission and Our Campus

What started as a vision for a thriving faith-based university in Virginia has now spread across the world. Online education programs have been growing in popularity, but Liberty University has been paving the way in distance education since the mid-1980s . Our online program began in 1985 as the Liberty University School of Lifelong Learning because we recognized that through distance education, many older students were able enroll in college for the first time while they continued working. Liberty is an innovative pioneer in distance education!

Today, students access course content through a cutting-edge learning platform. Liberty’s state-of-the-art digital resources allow students to connect with experienced professors and classmates as well as access the best in academic resources, including over 750,000 electronic books, journals, and peer-reviewed articles. Students also have access to the Online Writing Center and various online student communities.

Many online students even decide to enroll on Liberty's award-winning campus after they begin their online program, which is a simple switch. Online students are welcome to visit and explore Liberty’s campus in Lynchburg, Va at any time. Homecoming, and Commencement are wonderful events to participate in as an online student and provide opportunities for you to connect with your school. But even if you don’t, know that the most important thing we build here is changed lives — at Liberty, you’ll benefit from over 30 years of learning, growing, adapting, and innovating for the distance learner and more than a decade of researching the needs of the online student. You can be confident that we’ve taken the time to learn what’s important to you.

Affordability, Accessibility & Academic Quality

With so many online colleges and universities to choose from, it can be difficult to find programs that are both flexible and affordable. Liberty University’s Online Programs offer both!

Our online programs r anked in the top five out of more than 2,100 online colleges and universities, for quality, affordability, and accessibility by BestColleges.com.

We have been pioneering distance education since 1985 and offer a unique and proven approach to online education.

Residential tuition is in the lowest 1/3 of all private colleges in the US and all international students enrolled in bachelor's degree programs on campus receive some level of institutional aid. We work to make your education affordable!

Academic Quality

Liberty University’s Residential and Online Programs bring you state-of-the-art technology as we strive towards new educational advancements and increased degree availability. We want you to be able to pursue a degree that best fits your passions and career goals, residentially or online.

Liberty University offers:

• Over 250 available online degree programs to choose from.
• The same quality standards as our residential programs.
• Continuously updated course content designed to reflect current industry practices.
• A faculty comprised of leaders from each field who bring real-world experience to the classroom.

Accessibility

We understand that fitting a degree into your busy life can be challenging. For this reason, we give you the ability to customize your Liberty University degree completion plan to fit your schedule best.

To meet your personal and education needs:

• Most online degrees are offered in a 100% online format. No residential experience is required, but you may want to consider attending campus for an amazing experience.
• Online degree programs are offered in an eight-week sub-term format with eight start dates per year.
• Most of Liberty’s online degree programs offer flexibility to complete assignments at any time of the day with no required login times for most programs. (Asynchronos).
• Online students can enroll part-time or full-time.

Affordability

Liberty University wants to not only provide you with quality education but also offer tuition rates at an affordable price. We understand that finding ways to pay for your education can be difficult. For this reason, we have worked on ensuring that tuition remains at a reasonable price while still providing an advanced, accredited, and excellent education.

Apply Today to Begin Your Journey at a Top Christian University!

Join the mission of Liberty University and see the value of Christian education for yourself. Start on the path toward continuing your education through one of Liberty University’s online or residential degree programs. Liberty is, in every way, a world-class institution of higher learning devoted to preparing you for success in all aspects of life.

Ranking and Awards

1 Best Online College in America

Gold Level - School of Distinction Top Online University in Virginia Top Online Christian College in the Nation

Top 10 Colleges in Campus Dining (College Magazine)

4 Best College Campuses in the Nation (niche.com)