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Program Description for Mechanical Engineering Technology

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Provider Ferris State University - Main Campus (Big Rapids)
Date of last update 8/31/2009
Description Did you used to drive your parents up the wall by taking things apart 'just to see how they were put together'? (Or do you still do this?) If so, Manufacturing Engineering Technology may be the program for you! Simply put, manufacturing engineers figure out how to make products - anything from tools to toys, cars to consumer goods, electronics to earthmovers. Good manufacturing engineers can determine how to make their company's products better, faster, safer and less expensive than competitors can. These abilities are always in demand, and the Manufacturing Engineering Technology program at Ferris gives you the skills to command an excellent starting salary. You'll also get to work with state-of-the-art computers and equipment while you're here, plus get more valuable team and project experience than almost anywhere else. Ferris students learn to identify and select materials based on production requirements and work closely with computer-aided design equipment (CAD/CAM). They conduct time studies, complete costs estimates, utilize computer software to aid in solving manufacturing problems, formulate plant layout requirements, understand management control systems, justify and select quality equipment and automated systems and design a total product manufacturing system. Students also receive on-the-job experience through an internship education program.
Contact Name Rich Goosen
Contact Phone Number (231) 591-2635
Contact URL www.ferris.edu/htmls/fsucatlg/coursecatalog/programs.cfm?program_id=268
Course Length 72 Hours
Admission Requirements Students entering the program should have a strong interest in mechanical devices and seek to understand them better. They should have completed the A.A.S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology at Ferris (or a similar program elsewhere) with a minimum 2.5 GPA overall and a minimum 2.75 GPA in the major. Pre-engineering programs also make good starting points. Transfer candidates should contact the Mechanical Engineering Technology faculty to discuss options.
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 $21,600
Additional Costs No
Internship/Externship Required Yes, 4 hours
New Program No
Completion Rate 100.0%
Number of Graduates in the last year 25
Employment Rate 100.0%
 
Follow-up information is available for 16 out of 25 graduates:
 
Number Employed: 16
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 $20.37
 
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