Accreditation: Northern Kentucky University, Greater Cincinnati Region

NKU's Electrical & Electronics Engineering Technology (EEET) and Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering Technology (MMET) programs are accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission (ETAC) of ABET.

The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. (ABET) ensures that graduates of accredited programs meet the quality standards for the current workforce. ABET requires each program to make available to the public their Program Educational Objectives, Student Outcomes, and accreditation status.

The information for NKU's Engineering Technology programs is as follows:

Program Educational Objectives (PEO) & Student Outcomes (SO)

Electrical & Electronics Engineering Technology (EEET)

EEET - Program Educational Objectives

The EEET program will produce graduates with knowledge, techniques, problem-solving skills, and leadership abilities who in five years will be able to:

PEO1. Enter careers in the electrical power system, control systems, instrumentation, embedded systems, electronics product design, automation, system integration, installation, testing and maintenance of electrical and electronics systems;
PEO2. Continue their education in the fields of engineering and technology, engineering management or related post-graduate studies;
PEO3. Pursue pathways leading to licensure in the field of electrical and electronics to become professional engineers in Ohio, Indiana, and tens of other states; and
PEO4. Perform as leaders in the field of electrical and electronics engineering, overseeing engineering projects, managing timelines, budgets and teams, leading technical teams in design, implementation and troubleshooting and leading innovation and development of new electrical and electronic products.

EEET - Student Outcomes

By the time of graduation, students in the EEET program will have demonstrated:

SO1. 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 Electrical and Electronics fields;
SO2. an ability to design systems, components, or processes meeting specified needs for broadly-defined engineering problems appropriate to the Electrical and Electronics fields;
SO3. 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;
SO4. an ability to conduct standard tests, measurements, and experiments and to analyze and interpret the results to improve processes; and
SO5. an ability to function effectively as a member as well as a leader on technical teams.

Mechatronics Engineering Technology (MET)

MET - Program Educational Objectives

The MET program will produce graduates with knowledge, techniques, problem-solving skills, and leadership abilities who in five years will be able to:

PEO1. Enter careers in the design, installation, manufacturing, testing, evaluation, technical sales, maintenance, and process and system design;
PEO2. Continue their education in the fields of engineering technology, engineering management or related post-graduate studies;
PEO3. Pursue pathways leading to licensure in the field of mechatronics to become professional engineers in Ohio, Indiana and tens of other states; and
PEO4. Perform as leaders in the field of mechatronics, bridging over several fields of mechanics, electronics, programming, and controls.

MET - Student Outcomes

By the time of graduation, students in the MET program will have demonstrated:

SO1. 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 Mechatronics field;
SO2. an ability to design systems, components, or processes meeting specified needs for broadly-defined engineering problems appropriate to the Mechatronics field;
SO3. 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;
SO4. an ability to conduct standard tests, measurements, and experiments and to analyze and interpret the results to improve processes; and
SO5. an ability to function effectively as a member as well as a leader on technical teams.

Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering Technology (MMET)

MMET - Program Educational Objectives

The MMET program will produce graduates with knowledge, techniques, problem-solving skills, and leadership abilities who in five years will be able to:

PEO1. Enter careers in process development, quality control, installation, manufacturing, testing, evaluation, technical sales, maintenance, and process & system design;
PEO2. Continue their education in the fields of engineering technology, engineering management or related post-graduate studies;
PEO3. Pursue pathways leading to licensure in the fields of Mechanical and Manufacturing to become professional engineers in Ohio, Indiana and tens of other states; and
PEO4. Perform as leaders in the fields of Mechanical and Manufacturing including manufacturing operations, development of new mechanical products, supply chain management, project management in automotive, aerospace and industrial and advanced manufacturing, automated systems, and robotics.

MMET - Student Outcomes

By the time of graduation, students in the MMET program will have demonstrated:

SO1. 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 Mechatronics field;
SO2. an ability to design systems, components, or processes meeting specified needs for broadly-defined engineering problems appropriate to the Mechatronics field;
SO3. 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;
SO4. an ability to conduct standard tests, measurements, and experiments and to analyze and interpret the results to improve processes; and
SO5. an ability to function effectively as a member as well as a leader on technical teams.