The WCU Rapid Center, a state-of-the-art facility that offers our partners access to highly qualified faculty and staff, equipment and facilities, and technical capabilities to address your engineering needs. Our goal is to partner with inventors, entrepreneurs, startup companies, and well-established businesses to help move their ideas or products forward toward successful commercialization.
At WCU Rapid Center there is no charge for preliminary discussions and initial project assessments. Once you decide to work with us as a business partner, there are fees for engineering design, testing, prototyping, or fabricating services related to your project. The scope of work for a project segment will specify the total cost of all services, staff and student resources, materials, equipment usage, and other details.