A.A.S Engineering Technology

Hi I am currently enroll in an a.a.s Engineering tech degree. I just wanted to know if people here had good luck or bad luck with it, as far as getting a job or any other obstacle. Thank you.

 

I'm not sure about engineering technology but I landed a good job out of trade school with an A.A.S in electrical technology and certs in diesel mechanics and industrial maintenance.

I work in operations at a petroleum refinery.

 

This degree is pretty much general and I can choose from electrical to some mechanical classes. Take a look.
http://faculty.scf.edu/gouldca/Engineering-Worksheet_Rev2-Ju_11.pdf

I just been reading some horror stories lately people saying is a worthless degree.

 

How can you be illegible for those certification, I have automotive knowledge(not diesel lol).

 

The certs I got are 55 credit certs from a community college. They are not ASE certs.

 

Test technicians are in demand in the Denver area and several test techs had AA or B.Tech. degrees at the company I worked for in CA.

This will also allow you to get a job doing CAD or quality assurance inspection.

As long as you are technically oriented an A.A.S. is a good start in a technical career and you can follow up with a BSET degree (or maybe a BSLS) from Excelsior College.

 

Thats good to know. This degree is general, I much rather be mechanical only but they do not offer it.

http://faculty.scf.edu/gouldca/Engineering-Worksheet_Rev2-Ju_11.pdf

 

Are you saying an a.a.s degree can tranafer to a bs?

 

I agree with Ian. I know a guy with an instrumentation background that completed a BSET degree and worked his way into a management position. I think the main thing is just knowing your stuff and continuing to improve your skill sets over time.

 

Absolutely it can. You just have to be aware that--because AAS degrees are career focused--you'll often have more courses in the AAS program pertaining to your major (an upside) but less general ed courses (a downside for transfer), which means you're unlikely to have courses in the Arts (unless your major is in an Art discipline), and less courses in the sciences (unless your major is in a science discipline).

 

So for me it will only be 8 classes.

 

It does not let me put up a link to the classes.

 

Where are you taking your AAS? And what classes do you need?