Lear Entrepreneurial Center (LEC)

The Lear Entrepreneurial Center (LEC) is administered by the College of Engineering at Lawrence Technological University. The entrepreneurial program at LTU consists of courses, conferences, and internships designed to provide entrepreneurship education in which inquiry, creativity, and innovation are the norm, and theory and practice go hand-in-hand.

The new entrepreneurial program offers students from various disciplines the opportunity to work in a business-model setting to solve real-world engineering problems. Students enrolled in this program can earn a Certificate in Entrepreneurship while pursuing an engineering degree. For more information, e-mail learcenter@ltu.edu.

Students in any of Lawrence Tech’s undergraduate engineering disciplines have the unique option to bring real products and services to market, while solving real-world engineering problems. LEC graduates prepare to run their own companies, be an integral part of a small company, or lead successful projects in a larger company. Beginning as a sophomore, you participate in an internship to prepare for the capstone project. As juniors, participants form their own company and run it as if it were a real private sector business. You develop a business plan, and then design, produce and market a technical product. LEC students gain knowledge and understanding of the business world from a combination of academic and practical experiences that supplement core engineering, math, and science courses.

For more information about the Lear Entrepreneurial Center and Certificate Program, contact:

Professor Greg Feierfeil
Coordinator, Lear Entrepreneurial Center
248.204.2569 or feierfeil@ltu.edu