Sponsored by All India Islamic Foundation and affiliated to the
University of Madras, Crescent Engineering College is a Muslim minority college. It is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education. It is surrounded by an area of 60 acres.
The college offers courses in B.E. Civil Engineering, B.E. Mechanical Engineering, B.E. Electrical and Electronics Engineering, B.E. Computer Science and Engineering, B.E. Electronics and Communication Engineering, B.E. Instrumentation and Control Engineering, B.Tech. Polymer Technology, B.Tech. Information Technology, M.E. Computer Aided Design, M.E. Computer Science and Engineering, M.E. Power System Engineering, M.C.A. and M.B.A. The institute is well equipped with all infrastructural facilities including reading halls, classrooms, separate hostels for men and women students, laboratories and playgrounds.