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Mechanical Engineering Technology
Mechanical engineering technologists help engineers to design, develop, test, and manufacture industrial machinery, consumer products, and other equipment such as robotics. They may assist in product tests -- by setting up instrumentation for auto crash tests, for example. They may make sketches and rough layouts, record data, make computations, analyze results, and write reports. When planning production, mechanical engineering technologists prepare layouts and drawings of the assembly process and of parts to be manufactured. They estimate labor costs, equipment life, and plant space. Some test and inspect machines and equipment or work with engineers to eliminate production problems. They may also work in marketing or sales. A recent mechanical engineering technologist graduate entering industry would most likely aspire to an entry level position in product design, development, testing, technical operations, or technical services and sales.

Preparation
Those interested in a career in mechanical engineering technology should consider reviewing engineering technology programs that are accredited by ABET, Inc. ABET accreditation is based on an evaluation of an engineering program's student achievement, program improvement, faculty, curricular content, facilities, and institutional commitment. Students explore electrical principles, manufacturing processes, fluid mechanics, statics, strength of materials, thermodynamics, machine design, and instruments and controls. The following is a current list of all universities offering accredited degree programs in mechanical engineering technology.

The University of Akron-Community and Technical College
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
Alabama A&M University
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BSET)
Alfred State College
- Mechanical Design Engineering Technology (AAS)
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AAS)
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
Arizona State University - East
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
Augusta Technical College
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
Bluefield State College
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
Broome Community College
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
California State University, Sacramento
- Mechanical Engineering Technology Option in Engineering Technology (BS)
Central Connecticut State University
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
Central Piedmont Community College
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AAS)
Central Washington University
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
Chattanooga State Technical Community College
- Mechanical Engineering Technology Option in Mechanical Engineering Technology (AAS)
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
- Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
University of Cincinnati, OMI College of Applied Science
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
Colorado State University-Pueblo
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BSMET)
University of Dayton
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
Delaware Technical & Community College
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AAS)
Eastern Washington University
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
Erie Community College, North Campus
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
Fairleigh Dickinson University (Metropolitan Campus)
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BSMET)
Fairmont State University
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BSET)
Ferris State University
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
Gaston College
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AAS)
Georgia Southern University
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
Greenville Technical College
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
University of Hartford
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
University of Houston, College of Technology
- Mechanical Technology (BS)
Hudson Valley Community College
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AAS)
Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
Kansas State University - Salina, College of Technology & Aviation
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AT)
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
Kent State University, Tuscarawas Campus
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
Lakeland Community College
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
University of Maine
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
University of Massachusetts Lowell
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
Metropolitan State College of Denver
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
Miami University
- Engineering Technology : Electro-Mechanical Concentration (BS)
- Engineering Technology: Mechanical Concentration (BS)
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
Michigan Technological University
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS EET)
Middle Tennessee State University
- Mechanical Engineering Technology Concentration in Engineering Technology (BS)
Middlesex County College
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AAS)
Milwaukee School of Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
Mohawk Valley Community College
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
Montana State University - Bozeman
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
County College of Morris
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
Naugatuck Valley Community College
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
New Hampshire Technical Institute
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AET)
University of New Hampshire
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BSET)
New Jersey Institute of Technology
- Mechanical Option in Engineering Technology (BS)
New Mexico State University
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
State University of New York at Canton
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
State University of New York at Morrisville
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
New York City College of Technology
- Electromechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
State University of New York College at Buffalo
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BT)
State University of New York Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS/BT)

City University of New York, Queensborough Community College
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AAS)
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
University of North Texas
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BSET)
Northeastern University
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AE)
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
Northern Kentucky University
- Manufacturing Engineering Technology (BS)
Oklahoma State University
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
Old Dominion University
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BSET)
Oregon Institute of Technology
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
Owens Community College
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
Pellissippi State Technical Community College
- Mechanical Engineering Technology - Manufacturing Option (AAS)
- Mechanical Engineering Technology - Quality Control Option (AAS)
- Mechanical Option in Mechanical Engineering Technology (AAS)
Pennsylvania State University, Altoona Campus
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus, Berks-Lehigh Valley College
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AEngT)
Pennsylvania State University, DuBois Campus, Commonwealth College
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
Pennsylvania State University, Hazleton Campus, Commonwealth College
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
Pennsylvania State University, New Kensington Campus, Commonwealth College
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
Pennsylvania State University, Shenango Campus, Commonwealth College
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
Pennsylvania State University, York Campus, Commonwealth College
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
Pittsburg State University
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BSET)
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
Point Park University
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
Purdue University at Columbus/SE Indiana
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
Purdue University at New Albany
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
Purdue University at West Lafayette
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
Purdue University Calumet
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
Purdue University North Central
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
- Mechanical Technology (BS)
James A. Rhodes State College
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
Rochester Institute of Technology
- Electrical/Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
Savannah State University
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
Sinclair Community College
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AAS)
South Carolina State University
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
Southern Polytechnic State University
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
Southwest Tennessee Community College
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
Spartanburg Community College
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
Stark State College of Technology
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AAS)
State University of New York, College of Technology at Farmingdale
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AAS)
- Mechanical Technology (BS)
Temple University
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
Texas A & M University
- Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
Texas A & M University at Corpus Christi
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
Texas Tech University
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
Three Rivers Community College
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
The University of Toledo
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AAS)
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
Trident Technical College
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
- Mechanical Engineering Technology - CAD and Aeronautical Option (BS)
Vermont Technical College
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
Virginia State University
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
Wake Technical Community College
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
Wayne State University
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BSET)
Weber State University
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
Wentworth Institute of Technology
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BS)
West Virginia University Institute of Technology
- Engineering Technology - Mechanical (BS)
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
York Technical College
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AS)
Youngstown State University
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (AAS)
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (BSAS)

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