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  1. Nosborne

    Nosborne New Member

    I know I'm going to regret asking this, BUT I really wonder what folks think? Especially those folks in the industry.

    Outside of Oregon, which degree would be easier to sell, a DETC accredited BSET from Grantham or World COllege, or an unaccredited BSEE from (wince) K-W? Both are non-ABET, of course.

    I note for the record that the New Mex Board accepts only ABET BSETs for the F/E exam but will consider non-ABET BSEEs on a case-by-case basis (which isn't to say they'd consider a K-W degree.)

    Nosborne, JD
     
  2. Mike Albrecht

    Mike Albrecht New Member

    Unfortunately, as most engineers are snobs, the prevailing opinion is that any Engineering degree is better than any Technology degree. But, the state boards do understand accreditation. And yes they would look at an un-accredited program, they would expect to see breadth and depth to (i.e. more than five classes).:rolleyes:
     
  3. Follow this link and you will see the October 2001 statistics

    http://www.ppi2pass.com/newfaqs/fepassrates.html

    These are ABET Program Statistics. Public reporting of non-ABET programs were discontinued a few years ago. These results generally tracked lower than ABET candidates and the tech grads generally lag the engineer grads. Calculus and Differential Equation applications were usually the reason for the lower scores.

    At any rate, chances of passing after the first shot plummet even for ABET Graduates.

    I suppose in essence the real test is getting to sit for the exam in the first place. I don't quite see where you are going with this question. What has the second paragraph have to do with the third paragraph? The "selling" of the degree should be more what the prospective employer values and not a state liscensing board. With the Industrial Exemption in all the states, there is little need for licensing unless the engineer offers his services to the public.

    Regards,
    Dick


     
  4. Nosborne

    Nosborne New Member

    Actually, I'm not going anywhere with the question. Merely idle curiosity. I first became interested in P/E licensure when I was the atty for the N.Mex. board, lo these many years ago.

    I do appreciate your point, though. I tend to forget that relatively few engineers even need a state license to do their work.

    To my knowlege, there's only one D/L engineering school out there, CNU and they are DETC, not ABET. Not many options, and their program is quite expensive.

    BTW, I survived (barely) diffyques and vector calc while an undergrad. It was at THAT point that I realized my future ay ELSEWHERE!

    Nosborne, JD

    DIV! GRAD! CURL! RAH! RAH! RAH!
     
  5. wfready

    wfready New Member

    Nosborne,

    Did you ever find any more information on a DL engineering program? You mentioned considering kennedy western. If you do go an unaccredited route, there is also Cooks Institute of Electronics

    They are accredited by the National Association of Private, Nontraditional Schools and Colleges. There has been some discussion on this board about this school and their accreditor. Apparently, they are legit.. they just cant seem to get good recognition? At any rate, the curriculum LOOKED pretty good. Don't know how it actually is though. Just something to look at.

    Thats all I can think of for BSEE's. Of course, there are more BSET's: TESC - BSAST w/ EET; Excelsior - BSEET, BST, BSNET; Old Dominion - BSET in Electrical/Mechanical/General through their Teletechnet (virginia and the carolina region) or CDROM based learning.

    Hope this helps. If you do run by any more BSEE or ET DL programs let me know..

    BR,
    Bill
     
  6. Nosborne

    Nosborne New Member

    No, I appreciate the advice but I think I'll stick to the LLM program at the University of London. I'm fascinated by engineering but my talents are, shall we say, nonmathematically oriented.

    Nosborne, JD
     
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