 In 2009, 257 bachelor's degrees, 92 master's degrees and 29 doctoral degrees were conferred.The college was founded in 1909, but engineering work started five years before that under the School of Applied Science.By 1908 formal programs had been established in electrical, civil and mechanical engineering under the direction of the school's first dean, James Felgar, who would lead the soon to be created college for 28 years.