Applied Engineering Program

The Applied Engineering department is in the process of applying for ABET EAC accreditation. It is anticipated that the accreditation will be completed by summer 2025 and, if successful, will include all students graduating from October 2023 onwards.

 

Educational Objectives

Once our students are out in the workforce, they should be able to:

  1. Pursue gainful careers and practice successfully in appropriate engineering professions;
  2. Remain technically current and adapt to rapidly changing technologies through continuous learning and self-improvement;
  3. Remain curious about our changing world, integrate information from multiple sources to gain insight and identify opportunities to create value.
  4. Demonstrate independent thinking and function effectively in diverse teams to solve open-ended problems in an industrial environment; and
  5. Communicate effectively and perform ethically and professionally in business, industry and society.

 Student Outcomes

  1. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
  2. An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
  3. An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
  4. An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
  5. An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
  6. An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
  7. An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

Engineering Technology Enrollment and Graduation Data

 

Academic Year Enrollment1 Graduates2
2014 62 5
2015 86 10
2016 92 8
2017 138 20
2018 157 26
2019 132 33
2020 113 34
2021 110 24
2022 100 31
2023 91 25
2024 62 TBA
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