MET . . .
- Educates specialists who work with manufacturing and machinery.
- Develops industrial leaders who manage people, machines, and production resources.
- Trains technicians and technologists who plan the production process and design or
modify a product for a specific application.
MET Students . . .
- Solve mechanical problems.
- Work with their minds as well as their hands.
- Enjoy math and science.
- Are job-ready after two-years of full-time study and can elect to continue their
education for another two years to earn the B. S. degree.
What is Mechanical Engineering Technology?
Mechanical engineering technology is more than
machinery; it is methods, materials, machinery, and manpower coming together to solve
industrial problems. It is the application of scientific and engineering principles to
questions of product development manufacturing, manufacturing processes, quality control,
materials, fluid power, heat power, mechanics, design, and cost analysis.
The primary goal of the department is to provide all graduates with a
solid technical foundation which will enable them to adapt readily to a wide variety of
careers and equip them with the desire for life-long learning.
The department offers two programs: a two year A.S. mechanical
engineering technology program and a two year (in addition to the A.S. degree) Bachelor of
Science in mechanical engineering technology program.
Mechanical engineering technology concerns the generation, transmission,
and utilization of mechanical, thermal, and fluid energy, and the design and production of
tools and machines and their products.
Graduates of the A.S. program accept jobs as laboratory technicians,
engineering aides, plant maintenance staff, layout staff, production assistants, and
technical sales staff. With additional experience they can be promoted to positions such
as industrial supervisors, machine and tool designers, technical buyers, production
expediters and cost estimators. They also may elect to enter the B.S. program.
The B.S. program in mechanical engineering technology prepares graduates
for positions in manufacturing and other technical industries. Graduates of this program
fill a wide variety of industrial positions in manufacturing, production, supervision,
plant operations, product development, routine design, technical sales and support,
facilities engineering, and other related industrial careers.
The A.S. and B.S. programs in mechanical engineering technology are
Accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for
Engineering and Technology (TAC of ABET).
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