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Program Description for Product Design Engineering Technology

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Provider Ferris State University - Grand Rapids
Date of last update 8/13/2009
Description The Product Design Engineering Technology program at Ferris offers intensive instruction and practical experience in all facets of product design. Students are prepared to effectively participate in a design environment, generate conceptual design sketches and drawings, create complex design layouts, perform static and dynamic analysis, create models and prototypes, create and define complex surfaces and shapes, and understand and integrate manufacturing principles into design. Study also emphasizes communication, mathematics and analytical skills. Students receive extensive hands-on experience through labs and internships to give them real-world experience. Ferris off-campus programs partner with the local community college to offer various degree programs. Students should plan to take a combination of classes from both their community college and their local Ferris location to complete the degree.
Contact Name Applied Tech. Ctr.
Contact Phone Number (800) 998-3425
Contact URL cpts.ferris.edu/locations
Course Length 65 Hours
Admission Requirements Students entering the program must have completed a minimum of 60 transferrable semester hours with a minimum overall GPA of 2.5. The following specific courses are required for admission and may be included in the total transferable credit hours; English Composition i & II Basic Public Speaking Mathematics through Pre-Calculus General Physics I (with lab.) Basic Material Science Introductory Computer Aided Design Admission counselors or program advisors should be consulted for an evaluation of transferability and course equivalency. Under special circumstances students with exceptional academic records can be admitted to the program before all pre-admission requirements are completed.
Credential Earned Bachelor's Degree
Other Credential Description None
Sources of Financial Assistance Accepted Individual Training Accounts, Pell Grants, Federal, State & Instit. aid programs
Estimated Waiting Period to Enter Program 0 Days
License Fee for Employment No
Program Cost $19,500
Additional Costs Yes, $1,800
Internship/Externship Required Yes, 4 hours
New Program No
Completion Rate 100.0%
Number of Graduates in the last year 10
Employment Rate Not Available
 
Follow-up information is available for 4 out of 10 graduates:
 
Number Employed: 4
Number in Related Training: 0
Number in the Military: 0
Number Self-Employed: 0
Number not in any of these categories: 0
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Training-Related Placement Rate Not Available
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Average Starting Wage Not Available
 
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