"It's a little-known fact that Columbia University, in Manhattan, was home to the first mining school in America-the School of Mines-founded in 1864. For the past three decades, the university's program has been mothballed. Parts of its curriculum were subsumed into the more fashionable subjects of earth and environmental engineering. But next fall, Columbia University will offer a bachelor of science degree in mining engineering once again."
"Other schools are barreling down, as well. The University of Texas at El Paso is also relaunching its mining engineering degree, starting in the fall of 2027, after a 60-year hiatus. The University of Texas system is providing $20 million to reestablish the program, which plans to produce up to 100 mining engineers annually. Existing programs at some of the top schools for mining-including the Colorado School of Mines, the Missouri University of Science and Technology, and Montana Technological University -are also reporting upticks in enrollment, reversing years of declines."
Columbia University hosted the first American mining school, the School of Mines, founded in 1864. For three decades the university's mining program was mothballed and parts of the curriculum moved into earth and environmental engineering. Next fall Columbia will offer a bachelor of science degree in mining engineering. The University of Texas at El Paso will relaunch its mining engineering degree in fall 2027. The University of Texas system is funding $20 million to reestablish UTEP and plans to produce up to 100 mining engineers annually. Established mining programs report enrollment upticks reversing years of decline.
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