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Mechanical engineering technology
Overview
With a strong emphasis on practical application and experience, you’ll learn about mechanical principles involving design, tolerance, stress, strain, friction and vibration. You’ll conduct projects, record and represent data, analyze results and prepare formal reports.
Prepare for a career as a(n)
(may include, but not limited to):
- mechanical engineering technician
- process engineer
- quality control technician
- product development and testing technician
- prototype developer
- tooling technician
- mechanical engineer
Stark State graduates have worked for these companies
(including, but not limited to):
- Bridgestone Firestone – mechanical engineer
- Custom Rubber Corporation – sales engineer
- Goodrich – product support engineer
- The Timken Company – product technician
- Diebold – mechanical engineer
- Parker Hannifin – mechanical engineer
- Hubbell Power Systems – mechanical tester
Mechanical engineering technology vs. pre-engineering mechanical engineering
Both AAS engineering technology and AS pre-engineering degrees articulate to BS degrees at the University of Akron. (View comparison)
Courses
Your pathway to a degree
You can start with a certificate, taking classes that directly apply to the associate degree in mechanical engineering technology:
Certificates
Associate degree
Degree
- Associate of applied science in mechanical engineering technology
Transfer agreement
- The University of Akron
(Mechanical engineering technology)
Additional info
Accreditation
The Associate of Applied Science degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Mechanical Engineering Technology and similarly named programs.
Program educational objectives
Within a few years of graduation, Mechanical Engineering Technology graduates are to achieve career advancement and technical proficiency. More specifically, they include the following:
- Pursue successful careers or further education
Be well-prepared to enter and advance in the Mechanical Engineering Technology profession, or to pursue further academic studies in related fields. - Apply technical skills and modern tools effectively
Utilize industry-relevant technical competencies, software, and tools to identify, analyze, and solve engineering problems in their careers. - Demonstrate professionalism, teamwork, and communication
Exhibit ethical conduct, collaborate effectively in multidisciplinary teams, and communicate clearly and professionally in both technical and non-technical environments.
Student outcomes
- View student outcomes (PDF)
Stark State graduations have worked for the following companies
- Babcock and Wilcox – design engineer
- Bridgestone Firestone – mechanical engineer
- Custom Rubber Corporation – sales engineer
- Goodrich – product support engineer
- LG Fuel Cell Systems, Inc. – laboratory technician
- LUK USA – tool designer
- Sandia National Laboratories – CAD designer
- The Timken Company – product technician
- Goodyear Tire Company – 3D CAD technician
- Diebold – mechanical engineer
- Astro Tech – draftsman
- Hubbell Power Systems – mechanical and electrical tester
- Dominion East Ohio – design engineer
- Graco Ohio Inc. – mechanical designer
- Parker Hannifin – mechanical engineer
Program scholarships
- Engineering Memorial scholarship
- Choose Ohio First scholarship
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