UCLA Engineering: Center for Excellence in Engineering and Diversity

The UCLA Center for Excellence in Engineering and Diversity (CEED), established in 1983, operates within the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. For more than 20 years, CEED has been committed to diversity in the engineering and hi-tech workforce, delivering programs that help educationally disadvantaged and underrepresented students achieve success in math, science and engineering. Through CEED, the UCLA School of Engineering supports a comprehensive K-20 approach to the development, recruitment, retention and graduation of engineering students who represent groups with low eligibility rates for the UC system.

The CEED mission

To increase diversity and excellence in the engineering workforce
and to provide academic enrichment that ensures equity
in the K-20 pathways that lead to the engineering degree.

CEED Facts

CEED supports over 200 engineering and computer science students.
CEED pre-college efforts support 26 middle and high schools, serving more than 1,100 students and 47 math and science teachers.
Since 1983, over 700 engineering and computer science students from CEED have graduated, many with honors.
In 2003, 57 CEED students graduated out of a total class of 613 engineering graduates. UCLA also honored eight of these students for academic excellence and community service.
In 2003, CEED was praised in Science magazine as a model program for ‘bridge programs to the next level.’
In August 2001, the National Science Foundation Corporate and Foundation Alliance (CFA) recognized CEED for its innovative partnerships in improving undergraduate engineering education.
In the past few years, CEED has received recognition and awards from the ARCO Foundation, the MESA organization and the Hewlett-Packard Foundation for its retention programs to develop underrepresented engineering students.
In 1992, the U.S. Department of Energy presented CEED with the DOE Leadership in Science and Mathematics Award for its undergraduate engineering efforts.

Recent CEED News

UCLA Engineering Partners with Cal State LA and Community Colleges on Retention Efforts

Building Up Future Engineers

CEED hosts 21st Annual Scholarship Banquet

Research Apprentice Program Prepares High School Students for College, Encourages Careers in Science and Engineering

UCLA's Center for Excellence in Engineering and Diversity Stages MESA Day Academy

State's Pool of Technical Talent is Shrinking

For more information about CEED, visit the Center’s web site.