St Joseph Engineering College (SJEC) is an autonomous college under the Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum, Karnataka State, and is recognized by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi. The Institution is accredited by NAAC with an A+ grade and six UG Programmes of the Institution are accredited by NBA. SJEC is a self-financing Catholic Minority Institution whose vision is to be a global premier institute of quality education and research. The college is situated on a lush green campus spread across 35acres.

A vibrant Department, established in 2012, aims at contributing graduate engineers equipped for careers in the public and private sectors. The Department is NBA accredited and has got a highly qualified team of faculty members having rich experience within academia and industry. Spacious and well-equipped state-of-the-art laboratories and computing facilities are the mainstays of the Department. Frequent visits by guest faculty and professionals from academia and industry help in sharing their valuable experiences and keep students abreast with the latest advancements. The Department also offers consultancy and testing services catering to the needs of the public in and around Mangaluru

A major port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats about 352 km (219 mi) west of Bangalore, the state capital, 20 km north of Karnataka–Kerala border, 297 km south of Goa. Mangalore is the state's only city to have all four modes of transport—air, road, rail, and sea. The population of the urban agglomeration was 619,664 according to the 2011 national census of India. It is known for being one of the locations of the Indian strategic petroleum reserves