online mechanical engineering degrees

Are there any accredited online mechanical engineering degree programs availible KW is out

 

Greetings.

Are you using "On line" as a wholly improper euphemism for Distance Learning, or do you really refuse to study by any means that doesn't involve your computer? Are you looking for a graduate degree (e.g. MSME) or an undergraduate degree (e.g., BSME)? Are you really looking for an Engineering Degree, or would an Engineering Technology degree do as well?

Good luck!

Cordially,
Richard Kanarek

 

you can look here for mostly masters degrees , here for an AST , and here for a BS .

The AST and BS are not regional accreditied, they are Nationally accreditied.

 

There are three RA programs that I know of that offer DL engineering degrees:

University of Alabama (in Tuscaloosa)
B.S. mechanical engineering
http://me.eng.ua.edu/undergraduate_programs/distance.asp

Michigan Technological University
Bachelors of Science in Engineering
http://www.admin.mtu.edu/disted/main/mainlevel/dl_programs.php

University of North Dakota
BS in Chemical Engineering (online)
BS in Civil Engineering (online)
BS in Electrical Engineering (online)
BS in Mechanical Engineering (online)
BBA in Information Systems Completion Program (online)
http://www.conted.und.edu/ddp/programs.html

All have some constraints.

 

California National University, which is DETC accredited, offers both a BS and a MS in Engineering with a Mechanical Engineering electives.
http://www.cnuas.edu/

 

Does anyone know if someone holding degrees from nationally accredited universities can qualify for Professional Engineer (PE) examinations? If not, why would someone study at CNUS, for isntance? Would you be able to find employment in this field?

 

I forgot. Check as well Sunderland University in the UK.They have several engineering programs some of which are accredited by the British engineering institutions. The University is fully accredited, of course. Good luck!

 

Suggest you contact your state board for an answer..
This might give you a clue:
http://www.ncees.org/licensure/licensing_requirements/2003_survey_results/d_02_5-6.pdf

 

Greetings.

The requirements for a PE (Professional Engineer) license vary by state/tetority. In NY, as of my last correspondence with a state licensure board member a few years ago, a DETC degree is considered a non-degree. Not just a non-engineering degree, but a non-degree.

Of course, depending upon the laws in a given US state/tetority, an engineering degree -- or even a college degree -- might not be necessary for a PE license, but an ABET-accredited degree will certainly make the process easier everywhere in the US.

As far as employability is concerned, engineering is almost as dead as manufacturing in the US, so you're pretty much out of luck regardless of your degree. Since employment isn't a realistic possibility, why not go with the cheaper degree? <g> Considering engineering salaries (starting 4xK?), you'll never live to pay off an expensive degree anyway.

I might point out that, while a handy metric, easy of PE licensure is hardly the only star to guide ones education by.

If you want an affordable degree that will make you the envy of all the lads on the unemployment line, in-person attendance at your local state university is your only real option. Everything else represents a compromise (money, time, acceptability, ...)


Cordially,
Richard Kanarek

 

Is engineering really dead in the U.S.? It seems to me that certain fields, civil engineering, environmental engineering, and parts of electrical engineering are still hiring. I don't know whether there is such a field as biological engineering but it OUGHT to be a big deal one of these days...

Manufacturing IS dying here as is mining and, I hear, software.

I do know that the infrastructure bits of engineering (highways, pipelines, power systems) tend not to pay as well as computer engineering did a few years ago.

 

University of North Dakota

I am currently enrolled with the University of North Dakota in the Mechanical Engineering Distance Degree Program. I have found them to be very helpful and willing to work with you. Credits are expensive through the engineering portion, but some classes may be taken through correspondance at 1/6th of the cost. Some lab work on campus is required, but it is condensed together so your trips would be minimal.

Hope this is helpful

 

Hi Richard, thanks for your comments. I had a good laugh. You’re always hilarious. No, I already have both a bachelor’s and a master’s degrees in mechanical engineering. And a job. For now. I was just asking that question out of curiosity, thinking that it might be of future use to some potential engineering students that browse through these pages.

That line of being the envy of the fellows at the unemployment queue is just cracking me up. Is it that bad in the US? I agree with Nosborne. I think the engineering profession is not dead at all. I think it is more like developing into something else. I think, for instance, manufacturing systems engineering and industrial engineering are still great options for current students. The reason for it is its versatility. Most of the techniques taught in those programs can be used both for industry and services. If mechanical and electrical engineering were the result of the industrial revolution, I think, this type of (non traditional) engineering is the one that emerges now as a consequence of the information and knowledge society. The ability to integrate systems and information is what American employer probably needs now. The necessities have changed as well. If this is correct this only means that outsourcing is not just a trend but something here to stay for good. I apologize if I sound too transcendent. Just trying to pick up a conversation that interests me a lot.

Cordial greetings

 

Greetings,

I like to think of myself as generally being extremely precise, except when I'm attempting to be whimsical. At such times, I can exaggerate wildly. <g> Another confession I should make is that I am NOT an engineer.

My previous comments were the results of my view of "Electrical" (read electronics) Engineering, and, by extrapolation, Mechanical Engineering. I believe that EE (of the sort that interests me) is a dead field in every way a field can be dead. Not only is there a dearth of EE jobs, but the destruction of US manufacturing has resulted in the destruction of challenging technical jobs that once molded what would eventually become skilled electrical (electronics) engineers. So not only is a newly minted EE apt to encounter difficultly finding a job, but he is also apt to be less capable than his forebears and less well compensated.

Of course, not all engineering can be out sourced, and it is doubtlessly inaccurate to say that anyone with the word "engineering" in his title had better fear for his livelihood.

With regard to JLV's (excessively kind) comments, you are doubtlessly correct that engineering is "developing into something else." That something else, I think, involves standing around and welcoming people to Walmart. <g>

Cordially,
Richard Kanarek
Who works with three (!) former EEs who now do menial labor.

 

There is such a field (my current program is in that department ) and we have more jobs offers than grads to fill them. My friend's who are ME's can't seem to find a job..

 

....until enough immigrants study in your department and take their knowledge back to India/China/Russia/Ireland where they can charge pennies on the dollar....

 

I found this article regarding starting engineering salaries. It seems that the demand for (young) professionals of traditional engineering disciplines has increased as its average salaries indicate. But, well, maybe as Richard says, they are just hired to greet shoppers at Wall Mart. (I´m afraid they are just substituting older, highly paid engineers)

Link


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