The Penn State Department of Aerospace Engineering recently fell in the ranking of the marketing of its graduates in aerospace and defense industries, but the service is not discouraged.

In a study conducted by Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine Penn State lost its top position at Purdue University, the fall in the second.

“I do not think this is a great movement to address a position. I do not think that can be attributed to a cause. I think second is very good,” Lesieutre George, the head of Penn State aerospace engineering program, he said.

The magazine has recently conducted a study in which businesses were asked to rank the top five institutions whose recruitment of employees, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education blog. Purdue University has dropped from fourth to first place, according to the blog.

Despite the decline, Dan Melly (second-year aerospace engineering) is not worried about finding a job after graduation.

“From what I hear from seniors and graduates, PSU is really good about how the recruits. And it’s very easy to find work in this field,” said Melly.

Employers in the fields of aerospace engineering who can look to handle a wide range of responsibilities, Lesieutre said. Most companies do not want people who can design, but they are looking for a breadth of capability, “he said, adding, companies that want to grow to employees in group situations.

The program of Penn State is trying to adapt to suit the quality of work in the sector, he said.

“We offer elective courses to offer practical experience so that students can learn to build things in groups,” said Lesieutre.

Melly is taking a class that emphasizes the working group, which Lesieutre and considers it one of the best attributes of the program.

“The class allows students to do their own things and learn through the industry group projects that are managed students,” said Melly.

Lesieutre not have the feeling that the academic programs of Purdue and Penn State are drastically different.

“We both have some very strong bases. Stress calculation for a little ‘over Purdue, which should be a good thing,” he said.

Lesieutre thought the number of engineering students from Penn State program, which has about 7,500 regularly in accordance with the Faculty of Engineering consultancy office, was the only sector that could affect the quality of the program.

“We are trying to cope with the huge number of students enrolled in engineering. With so many students who can escape, so we must be aware. But we are trying to improve and enhance the curriculum,” said Lesieutre.

A representative of Aviation Week & Space Technology did not return several phone calls by press time yesterday.

Virginia Tech, the University of Illinois and the University of Maryland, tied for third place, according to the blog.

Georgia Tech was fourth. The fifth place was a tie between Ohio State University, University of California-San Diego, Arizona State University, the University of Washington and University of California-Los Angeles, according to the blog.