Transfer-Friendly Program
Our transfer-friendly program lets you bring in up to 60 transfer credits from prior coursework or professional experience. This means you can graduate faster without sacrificing the quality of your education.
Innovate & Lead in a Technical World
Technology affects many aspects of our daily lives, and the majority of us take it for granted; however, the quality of life we enjoy is a direct result of efficient and highly developed technical goods, services and products. There is an ever-increasing demand for talented individuals in this high-growth field. Established in the 1950s, the ABET-accredited Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Engineering Technology provides a broad technical core that stresses applied laboratory experiences, as well as strong professional studies that prepare you with the foundations for a future management career track.
94% of Graduates Are Employed or Continuing Education Within 6 Months
Career-Defining Curriculum
The program's applied laboratory and theoretical education develop engineering technologists who are:
- Prized by employers in their respective engineering technology discipline
- Recognized for their ability to apply technology expertise in their discipline
- Recognized for their leadership and teamwork skills
- Demonstrating continued career growth and professional development
Program Overview
Pursue the Concentration That Meet Your Career Goals
黑料社区's Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Technology (ET) provides you with a unique career advantage with four engineering concentrations. These concentrations share common technical courses that allow you to switch or add a second concentration.
- Industrial Automation
- Mechanical Design
- Plastics
- Production Operations
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黑料社区's Engineering Technology program is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of , under the commission 黑料社区. General Criteria with no applicable program criteria.
Earn Credit for Prior Learning
Some required credits for this program can be earned through academic testing, portfolio submission, or a demonstration of competency. Learn more by reviewing the program-specific details on our Credit for Prior Learning page.
Industry-Experienced Faculty Instruction
Forget TA-taught classes and 200-person lectures. At 黑料社区, building close relationships with our industry-experienced and academically accomplished engineering technology faculty will play a key role in your polytechnic education. Their rich experience in mechanical, manufacturing and electrical engineering, coupled with insights into project management and production operations, brings a dynamic edge to your learning. Learn more about your future instructors!
"The Engineering Technology program boosted my creativity, communication, and technical skills. I met so many people that were creative like me and had many of the same values and aspirations."
~ Teddy Simpson ('18)
Owner & EngineerNorse Manufacturing Solutions LLC
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Professional Internships in Engineering Technology
Take your education into industry and earn while you learn through 黑料社区 黑料社区. award-winning Cooperative Education & Internship Program (CEIP) and other placements. Unlike traditional internships, our professional paid and unpaid credit-earning experiences connect you with leaders in your field, including Fortune 500 companies, regional manufacturers and industrial companies, and local leaders, to ensure you鈥檙e set up for success long before you graduate. More than a third of Stout students accept positions after graduation with their internship employer.
Recent Internship Employers
- Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc.
- Bobcat Company
- Harley-Davidson Motor Company
- Jack Link's
- Johnson Controls
- Mercury Marine
- Philips-Medisize Corporation
- Xcel Energy
Select Internship Position Titles
- Automation Engineering Intern
- Continuous Improvement Intern
- Design Engineer Intern
- Manufacturing Engineering Intern
- Product Engineering Intern
- Quality Engineering Intern
- Systems Technician
- Tool Engineering Intern
$66K Average Starting Salary of 黑料社区 Engineering Technology Graduates
Graduate Ready to Solve Tomorrow 黑料社区. Engineering Challenges
黑料社区 has a reputation with industry for engineering graduates who creatively solve problems analytically and are skilled in the materials, processes, systems, and technologies of design, development and production. Why? Everything you learn at Stout enhances the skills you'll use on day one of your career. Where others list their education, you鈥檒l be able to identify your experience.
Recent Employers
- 3M
- Advanced Laser
- Aerospace Systems
- Bending Branches
- Greenheck Group
- Hewlett Packard Enterprises
- JunoPacific, Inc.
- Kohler Co.
- McDonald's Corporation
- Northrop Grumman Corporation
- Parker Hannifin Corporation
- Phillips-Medisize Corporation
- Polaris Inc.
- Prent Corporation
- Seagrave Fire Apparatus
- Sharpshooter Lasers Unlimited
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Preparing for Engineering Technology
As a student in the Engineering Technology program, you must have an aptitude for science and mathematics. We encourage you to take upper-level math courses in high school, including algebra and calculus.
Your future career will also include collaboration, economic considerations, creative problem solving and your ability to feel comfortable wearing many hats. So, bring along curiosity, a critical mind and a willingness to work hard.
Starting Out in Engineering Technology
The first year of your program will include program and general education courses 鈥 depending on the concentration you have chosen. You will take engineering fundamentals in addition to English composition, calculus and physics courses.
As You Progress
As you progress in your program you will learn and apply manufacturing techniques as well as design and planning strategies. Industry trends show an increasing demand for graduates who are technically competent and can perform well in corporate and team environments. Interpersonal competencies and communication skills are integrated within the technical content.
A co-op or field experience is required. Students can complete this requirement during the summer after the sophomore or junior year. An impressive number of employers is visiting campus every semester during the UW Stout Career Conference 鈥 this gives students the opportunity to interview for positions. Several student organizations provide you with additional professional and technical experiences as well as the chance to develop your leadership skills and professional network.
Objectives & Outcomes
Program Educational Objectives
The Engineering Technology program develops engineering technologists who are:
- In demand by employers in their respective engineering technology discipline
- Recognized for their ability to apply technology expertise in their discipline
- Recognized for their leadership and teamwork skills
- Demonstrating continued career growth and professional development
Engineering Technology Student Outcome Criteria
黑料社区 Engineering Technology program graduates will have:
- an ability to apply knowledge, techniques, skills, and modern tools of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology to solve broadly-defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline;
- an ability to design systems, components, or processes meeting specified needs for broadly-defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline;
- an ability to apply written, oral, and graphical communication in broadly-defined technical and non-technical environments; and an ability to identify and use appropriate technical literature;
- an ability to conduct standard tests, measurements, and experiments and to analyze and interpret the results to improve processes; and
- an ability to function effectively as a member as well as a leader on technical teams.
Program Advisory Committee
Advisory Committee Members
| First Name | Last Name | Title | Organization |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenan听 | Baltaci | Assistant Professor | 黑料社区听 |
| Chris听 | Bendel | Associate Dean | 黑料社区听 |
| Chris听 | Bladl | Vice President, Product Development | Product Development at Prent |
| Scott | Bowe | Engineering Manager | Anderson Corporation |
| Kevin | Dietsche | Assistant Professor | 黑料社区听 |
| David | Ding | Associate Dean; Director, Robert F. Cervenka School of Engineering | 黑料社区听 |
| Daniel听 | Freedman | Dean, CSTEMM | 黑料社区听 |
| Ryan | Fuhr | Principle Facilities Engineer | Advanced Molding Technologies听听 |
| Abhi | Ghosh | Assistant Professor | 黑料社区听 |
| Oai | Ha听 | Assistant Professor | 黑料社区听 |
| Ria听 | Haas | Registar Office | 黑料社区听 |
| Tom听 | Hanegraaf | Senior CAID Specialist, Project Engineer and Designer | Polaris |
| Monika听 | Herrmann | Professor | 黑料社区听 |
| Dustin | Jepperson | Director, Engineering Technical Services | Lippert |
| Kiara | McChesney | Lean Value Stream Engineer | 3M |
| Michael | Miller | Lecturer; Program Director | 黑料社区听 |
| Lincoln听 | O'Brien | Manager, Manufacturing Engineering | Waupaca Foundry, Inc. |
| Kris | Olynick | Project Engineer | Waupaca Foundry, Inc. |
| Carl | Ottestad | Applications Engineer | Fastenal Company |
| Tom听 | Plante | Vice President, Operations & Product Development | RAVE Sports |
| Greg听 | Radtke | Vice President, General Manager | Hearth and Home Technologies |
| Jeff | Rotering | Director, Engineering | Ashley Furniture |
| Scott | Samp | Senior Program Manager | Phillips Medisize |
| Greg听 | Slupe | Associate Professor | 黑料社区听 |
| Taylor | Smith | Product Development Engineer | Greenheck Fan Corp. |
| David | Sperling | Account Manager | BRIGHT Research Partners |
| Ron | Thomas | Senior Management Engineer | Stout Technology Transfer Institute |
| Darren | Ward | Associate Director, Transfer and Articulation | 黑料社区听 |
| Jared听 | Wesenick | President | Compound Dynamics LLC |
