The Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles California United States is a distinguished academic unit within the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. It is dedicated to educating future engineers who will design build and manage the infrastructure vital to modern society while also addressing critical environmental challenges. The department offers comprehensive undergraduate and graduate programs emphasizing a strong foundation in engineering principles hands-on learning and cutting-edge research. Faculty expertise spans areas like structural engineering environmental systems transportation and construction. Leveraging its location in a major urban center the department provides a unique environment for studying and solving complex real-world problems preparing graduates for impactful careers in diverse sectors.
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The University of Southern California (USC) is a private research university in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1880 by Robert Maclay Widney, it is the oldest private research university in California. The university is composed of one liberal arts school, the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, and 22 undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools, enrolling roughly 21,000 undergraduate and 28,500 post-graduate students from all fifty U.S. states and more than 115 countries. It is a member of the Association of American Universities, which it joined in 1969, and is also one of the wealthiest academic institutions in America.
