Civil engineering education begins long before college, with the classes that the potential civil engineer takes in high school. Yet, it may start even earlier that that, with the structures which the future civil engineer makes out of Lego™ Blocks; seeing how high a tower they can build and how long a bridge they can create. While many children like building with blocks, there’s something different about how the child who is destined to be a civil engineer builds.
Civil engineering, like all engineering disciplines, is a science. Therefore, the student who wants to study to be a civil engineer needs to study math and the sciences, long before entering college. Algebra, trigonometry, chemistry and physics all play a part in the daily work of the civil engineer. Taking these classes in high-school and doing well in them, prepares the student for their studies in college.