Mechanical Engineering College is one of the characteristics and advantages of the school, with complete professional courses and a group of teachers with practical experience and professional knowledge. The college also has advanced manufacturing and equipment design department, design engineering research institute, welding engineering research institute and other research institutions, and has a number of key laboratories and engineering technology centers, such as the State Key Laboratory of Robotics and Control Technology and the Key Laboratory of Quality Characteristics and Environmental Protection of Mechanical Products in Liaoning Province.

The College of Materials Science and Engineering is another college with outstanding advantages and characteristics. It has many research institutes such as "special steel" and "new metal materials" and key laboratories of the Ministry of Education. It is one of the key cooperation bases of China iron and steel enterprises. College of Automation and Electrical Engineering is another characteristic college affiliated to Liaoning University of Science and Technology. Taking the lead in setting up automation and electrical engineering, it is one of the earliest colleges in the school.

In addition, other colleges and educational institutions of Liaoning University of Science and Technology also have good level and advantages. For example, the School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, the School of Energy and Power Engineering and the School of Resources and Earth Sciences play an important role in environmental protection and energy research. The College of Literature and Media and the Academy of Fine Arts are developing vigorously in the field of humanities and arts. The Institute of Foreign Languages has an advanced language experiment center, focusing on teacher training and student quality training.