JCE Quick Facts

Founded: 1999

President: Mr. Uzi Wexler

Location: JCE's campus is in Ramat Beit HaKerem, Jerusalem, strategically located between the city's two major industrial areas, Har Hotzvim and the Malcha Technology Park.

Accreditation: JCE is recognized by the Israeli Council for Higher Education and receives budgetary support from the Planning and Budgeting Committee of the Council for Higher Education and the Ministry of Education.

Student Body: For the 2011-2012 academic year, JCE has 2,000 students enrolled, and it is expected to reach 3,500 students by 2022.

Approximately 30% of JCE students are female; 14% are new immigrants from over 25 different countries; and 70% reside in Jerusalem and its surroundings.

Departments:

• Electronics Engineering
• Software Engineering
• Pharmaceutical Engineering,
• Advanced Materials Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering *NEW*

Special Programs:

• Civil and Environmental Engineering: Students can spend the first two years of the Technion’s four-year B.Sc. program in Civil and Environmental Engineering at JCE, and complete it at the Technion, in Haifa, where they receive their degree.
• Pre-College Preparatory Program: a year-long program for students who wish to improve their grades in order to apply to the College.

Degrees: JCE provides graduates with a B.Sc. degree in engineering in each of its departments.

Alumni: To date there are over 1,000 JCE graduates.

• 89% are working as engineers
• 24% have continued with their education, pursuing graduate and doctoral studies at leading universities.
• Under 2% of JCE’s graduates are unemployed, compared to a national rate of 8-12% among academics.