The Cal Poly Electrical Engineering department proudly differentiates itself from other EE degree granting institutions by the laboratory experience we provide. Specifically, the Cal Poly Electrical Engineering department directly supports Cal Poly’s “Learn by Doing” these by making the laboratory experience a hallmark of the Electrical Engineering degree. The Electrical Engineering department prides itself on both the quantity and quality of design laboratories required by the degrees offered by the Electrical Engineering department. As a result of this hands-on emphasis, employers in technological fields have grown to expect that Cal Poly Electrical Engineering graduates will "hit the ground running" upon entering the hi-tech workforce.

Laboratory	Location
Microwave Lab	20-116
Energy Conversion Lab	20-102
Power Senior Project Lab/Power Quality Lab/Power Institute	20-101
Analog Senior Project Lab	20-111
Systems and Controls Lab	20-112
Communications Lab	20-113
Digital Senior Project Lab (CPE Lab)	20-118
Mechatronics Lab	20-126
Networking/Telecommunications Lab	20-127
Photonics Lab	20-134
Digital Signal Processing/Image Processing Lab	20-135
Microprocessor Lab	20-121
Digital Systems Design Lab	20-100
Power Electronics Lab	20-104
Basic Circuits and Electronics Lab	Room 20-146, 147, 148, 149
Polymer Electronics Lab	20-105
Antenna Anechoic Chamber	Bldg 4, Room 113