Bummer that the conservative colleges tend to be liberal arts. My kids want hard science and/or engineering. Yet, they need the same grounding in faith and western civilization as the liberal arts students.
Do you consider the military academies to be conservative engineering schools?
You can always have your kids split their time between schools. My daughter is going to a local community college and then transferring to save money. I’m thankful I have a practical daughter. I’m not too worried about my kids getting sucked into liberalism though I’d certainly stop contributing to their education at any school if they started expressing left wing ideology they were getting at the school. They can believe what they like but I’m not going to pay to facilitate it. Love is sometimes letting someone bear the costs of their wrong beliefs.
STEM schools are inherently conservative. Dealing with the physical universe doesn’t lend itself to liberalism. You really can’t grade on a curve in engineering.
As for the required “humanities” courses, they will be taught by pedigreed leftists, but may be safely ignored. Some of the softer sciences and biology will certainly be staffed by rabid Darwinists, but students should be prepared to deal with that reality.
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is of the best values in the country as far as I am concerned. It had its share of leftists, but the science and engineering courses equal any in the country and for far less money.
I know I’m resurrecting an old thread here, but you might want to look into LeTourneau University in Longview, TX. My son is a Freshman studying engineering there and loves it. The school has a very strong faith grounding, including mandatory chapel and Bible classes. RG Letourneau (founder) was nicknamed “God’s businessman,” and held over 200 patents, including the bulldozer and the off-shore oil rig. Don’t let the sticker price shock you, either, as they have a generous scholarship program. In fact, it is cheaper out-of-pocket for my son to go to LETU than it would have been for him to go to Texas A&M in-state.