2002

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Grants Approval for the College of Engineering. The departments included:

•  Computer Science and Engineering
•  Engineering Technology
•  Materials Science and Engineering

2004

The College of Engineering moved to Discovery Park from the main campus.

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board approved the addition of the Department of Electrical Engineering.

2005

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board approved the construction of the Department of Engineering Technology.

2006

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board approved the Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering.

PACCAR (Pacific Car and Foundry Company) Technology Institute was established at Discovery Park ($1.5 million donation from the PACCAR Foundation).

2009

Total College of Engineering enrollment reached 1,909 (undergraduate and graduate students).