The SWE Orange County Section (SWE OC) was originally part of the SWE Los Angeles Section. In the early 1980s, the Los Angeles section had more than 400 members and was the largest section in the US. With members of the large section dispersed across both counties, it made sense to charter a new section, and SWE-OC was chartered in 1985. Before SWE regions were dissolved, SWE OC hosted the Region B conference in Anaheim, CA. The residual funds from hosting the conference along with funds from region dissolution helped SWE OC to endow a scholarship in its name awarded for the first time in the fall of 2021. The SWE OC Scholarship supports women, SWE members studying engineering at California universities within the boundary of SWE OC.
Available to applicants in California only. Click here for further information.
