Engineering Technology

The Engineering Technology Program is designed to provide students a well-balanced curriculum in engineering technology areas and related subjects. Students will have the opportunity to develop the necessary job skills and related technical information in an on-the-job atmosphere similar to an actual engineering firm. The four basic areas of mechanical, civil, architectural, and computer-aided drafting are covered.

The Engineering Technology program is well-suited for those students with previous drafting classes (high school or college) or the individual with little, if any, prior drafting background. Students will train on the same type of advanced technical equipment, drafting boards, computers and software that industry uses. The applied drafting subjects such as Geometric Construction, Mechanical Drafting, Architectural Drafting, and CAD (Computer Aided Design) provide the necessary job skills for the graduate to be successful.

The related subjects supplement and reinforce the applied classes. Related classes such as Fundamentals of Mathematics, Civil Engineering Mathematics, Computer Laboratory, and Mathematical Spreadsheets will prepare the student to become a well-rounded technician. Mathematical applications are used throughout the various subjects and applied in actual job situations. This is in sharp contrast to the theoretical approach used in many academic post-secondary institutions. Mathematical applications are introduced in basic and intermediate forms, and expanded to higher levels throughout the course of study.

Students are encouraged to use other reference books to supplement information given by the instructors in the form of class discussion, individual instruction, or handout materials. The program will also include lectures, text and material research, field trips, guest speakers, group and individualized drafting projects, and outside surveying work.