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BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
The medical community, increasingly dependent upon technology for the delivery of
quality health care, relies upon biomedical engineering technicians to maintain these machines in
accurate and safe working order. Their tasks include functional and safety inspections, preventive
maintenance, calibration, troubleshooting, equipment repair, and the training of hospital personnel
in the safe and proper use of the equipment. Classroom and laboratory portions of this program
focus on the service and repair of electronic patient monitoring systems, exposing the student
to a broad spectrum of biomedical equipment through a ten-week practical internship in an approved
health care facility.
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BUILDING ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
The Building Engineering Technology Program has two options:
- Architectural: Students in the architectural
option will work as architectural engineering technicians under the supervision of a graduate
architect or architectural engineer, translating sketches and design concepts into working drawings
and specifications.
- Building Environmental Systems Technology: Students
in the this option focus on designing and maintaining healthful, comfortable environments,
in all types of buildings, at the lowest possible cost. Graduates of this program work on
specialized facilities: laboratories, computer clean rooms, spaces subject to a wide range
of climatic conditions, and many new alternatives, such as microprocessor controls, variable
speed fans, and thermal storage systems. While most graduates prepare design drawings for new
buildings, sizing the components and locating them within the structure, the full range of career
paths in the heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) field is available.
This is an exciting and challenging field with some of the highest starting salaries.
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ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
Electrical engineering technicians generally assist engineers who plan, design,
construct, install, operate, test and maintain electronic or electrical power systems and devices.
In the electronics field, technologist jobs often involve the manufacture, installation, operation,
design, and repair of a wide range of electronic products.
Many electrical technologists work in and with electrical utility companies and
heavy industries where they are involved in electrical power generation, power distribution, and
machine control. Electrical technologists are often involved with the installation, operation,
and maintenance of computer equipment and instrumentation. Many electrical technologists also
work in technical sales.
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MATERIALS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
Materials technicians analyze and create materials for other engineers to use in
their products. Materials technicians carry out hardness, tensile, compression or nondestructive
tests, or special problem-solving projects that require failure analysis. Other duties may entail
preparing or examining samples under a microscope, using materials specifications or blueprints,
or working out heat-treating procedures. The Materials Engineering Technology Program places a
unique focus on powder metals, ceramics, and composites.
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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
Graduates of the Mechanical Engineering Technology Program become engineering
technologists who work as machine, product, and process designers; computer-aided drafting and
design (CADD) operators; personal computer integrated manufacturing specialists; planners;
technical sales people; production supervisors; laboratory technologists; and managers.
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NANOFABRICATION MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
The Nanofabrication Manufacturing Technology Program teaches students how to
work with devices measured at nearly an atomic scale. Students in the program receive a broad
foundation of theoretical and practical knowledge in the areas of nanofabrication manufacturing,
electrical and electronic circuits, digital circuits, nanofabrication manufacturing equipment,
processing, and testing.
There are two options within the program:
- Nanomanufacturing Engineering Technology gives students a
broad view of the field.
- Nanomanufacturing Science focuses primarily on biotech and
biomedical industries.
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PLASTICS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
The Plastics Engineering Technology Program is distinctive in the rapidly growing
field of plastics. The program is designed to prepare graduates for careers as engineering technicians
qualified to set up and operate plastics-processing equipment, troubleshoot processing problems,
manage a production line, and provide technical service and support. Because of the highly focused
nature of the program, graduates are able to assume positions of responsibility and be immediately
effective with a minimum amount of further training.
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SURVEYING TECHNOLOGY
Government agencies and private industry are potential employers of students
from this program. During their two years of study, surveying technology majors learn the elements
of surveying as applied to construction, land, topographic, geodetic, city, and photogrammetric
surveys. Course work is planned to give students an appreciation of the skills and equipment
necessary to perform precise measurements in the field, then develop an understanding of the
relationship between the precision of measurements and the interpretation of data. After completing
the requirements of state registration boards, many graduates become registered land surveyors.
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