The University of Texas at Austin
College of Engineering

Timeline: 1920s

Timeline

1926: The first Aeronautical Engineering courses- General Aeronautics, Aeronautical Engineering Laboratory, Theory of Aviation, and Aeronautical Engines- were offered at the University of Texas at Austin in the Department of Mechanical Engineering under the leadership of Professor Alexander Vallance.
1927: The first degrees in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin were granted in the Mechanical Engineering Department.