Engineering Technologies Schools

Detailed profiles of schools for Engineering Technologies from the EdRef college search portal.

Engineering Technologies programs prepare students to create systems involving machines, tools, techniques, and materials. They learn to relate these various elements to the behavior of human beings and society as a whole. Programs typically include lectures, laboratories, field excursions, industrial experiences, and cooperative learning formats. The curriculum is composed of courses that are technical, academic, and professional in nature. They prepare students for a range of careers and opportunities. The focus is generally on inspection, supervision, scheduling, management, construction methods, inspection, business, and communication.

Many programs focus on the relationship between the development and manufacture of electrical, electronic, and computer equipment in the area of process control and communications. Graduates are prepared to become engineering technologists. These positions differ from engineering occupations in that they are less theoretical and more hands-on. Technologists may refine the ideas of engineers, or they may develop new ideas by designing layouts and completing drawings.