Engineering Technologies - Engineering Technology Education: Engineers in Action

What Can Engineering Technology Education Teach Me?
As with engineering, there are many engineering technology degree choices. But there are differences between engineering degrees and engineering technology degrees. According to the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, these include:

• Engineering degrees include more math than engineering technology degrees
• Engineering degrees focus more on theory; engineering technology degrees focus more on application
• In the workplace, engineering school graduates spend a lot of time planning; graduates of engineering technology schools spend their time making plans work
• Graduates of engineering schools are called engineers; graduates of engineering technology schools are called technologists

While most engineering degree programs are four years, you can earn either a two-year or a four-year degree in engineering technology. With a four-year degree, you are qualified for many of the same jobs as engineers, while graduates of two-year programs may work in technician roles.

Through a computer engineering technology degree program, you can prepare for one of many engineering fields, including:

• Aerospace engineering technology
• Biomedical engineering technology
• Civil engineering technology
• Construction management
• Electrical engineering technology
• Environmental engineering technology

But perhaps the best thing to learn from your engineering technology degree is that nothing is foolproof, even if it started that way. As author Douglas Adams put it: "A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools."