Updated List - Distance Bachelor Degrees In Electronics

ELECTRONIC/ELECTRICAL BACHELORS DEGREE IN TECHNOLOGY/ENGINEERING
DISTANCE EDUCATION UNIVERSITIES
Compiled By Paul R. Clark

University of North Dakota
PO Box 8155
Grand Forks ND
58202
701-777-4333
Toll Free 1-877-450-1842
Fax 701-777-6441
http://gocubs.conted.und.nodak.edu/dist_engr/statussheets/statussheets.html

Accreditation: Regional and ABET


Iowa State University College of Engineering
Engineering Distance Education
2273 Howe Hall,
Suite 1364
Tel: (515) 294-7470 /
1-800-854-1675
Fax: 294-6184
email: [email protected]

http://www.ede.iastate.edu/old_web/bsee.html

Accreditation: Regional and ABET


University of North Carolina
Office of Distance Education
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd
Charlotte, NC 28223-0001
Call toll free: 1-877-583-2966

http://www3.uncc.edu/disted/visitors/program/vis_program.htm

Accreditation: Regional and ABET/TAC


Indiana State University
200 North Seventh Street, Terre Haute,
Indiana, USA 47809-9989
1-800-742-0891
http://web.indstate.edu/index.html

Accreditation: Regional and (NAIT) National Association of Industrial Technology


Excelsior College
7 Columbia Circle
Albany, NY 12203-5159
Call toll free: 888-647-2388
http://distancelearn.excelsior.edu/

Accreditation: Regional and TAC / ABET


Thomas Edison State College
101 W. State St. • Trenton, NJ 08608-1176
Phone: 1-888-442-8372 (toll-free)
http://www.tesc.edu/prospective/undergraduate/degree/bsast.php

Accreditation: Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools


Cleveland Institute of Electronics / World College
1776 East 17th Street
Cleveland Ohio 44114
Phone (800)-CIE-OHIO (243-6446)
http://www.cie-wc.edu/WorldCollege/Main.html

Accreditation: DETC / The Distance Education and Training Council


Grantham College of Engineering
34641 Grantham College Road,
Slidell, LA 70460
Toll free inside the U.S: 1-800-955-2527
http://www.grantham.edu/

Accreditation: DETC / The Distance Education and Training Council


Rochester Institute of Technology
Online Learning
91 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623-5603

Phone: 1.800.CALL.RIT (Voice/TTY)

http://distancelearning.rit.edu/courses/programs/view.cfm?program_uuid=F374335B-0852-865B-28253F-836E32725D

Accreditation: Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools


Old Dominion University

Department of Engineering Technology
Old Dominion University
214 Kaufman Hall
Norfolk, VA 23529-0243
757-683-3775

http://www.et.odu.edu/eet.html

Accreditation: Regional / ABET


California National University
8550 Balboa Blvd.
Suite 210
Northridge, CA
91325-3576
Phone: 800-782-2422

http://www.cnuas.edu/

Accreditation: DETC / The Distance Education and Training Council



When choosing a college it is important to consider the direction you may want to pursue after you graduate. If you wish to become a Professional Engineer it will be important to choose an educational program that is ABET accredited. The ABET accreditation is currently the only accepted accreditation by the NCEES. The NCEES is the private body of combined state government regulators which provides engineering licensing criteria primarily used in civil service jobs.

However, a second route is possible to become a PE with a Bachelors of Science in a related field. This requires a longer experience base and some additional course work. If you plan to go this route choose a good regionally accredited program.

The DETC engineering degree is not intended for the student wishing to pursue a Professional Engineering (PE) license.

Disclaimer: This information is provided in good faith, use on your own accord.

 

Do you know how, or if, non-U.S. degrees fit in? I was before looking at this via Jonnie's site.

 

Foreign Engineer

The United States does not formally recognize Engineering "Technology" degrees from foreign countries.
The United State participates in the Washington Accord mutual recognition program. The Washington Accord addresses Engineering at the four year level which is considered to be a PE in the US, and a Chartered Engineer in the UK. Currently, the US has not signed the Sydney Accord which is the mutual recognition of programs at the three year academic level. The three year program is better known as the Engineering Technologist.

An Engineering Technologist from a foreign institution is theoretically unrecognized through the accord programs. However, that does not mean it will be useless or unusable in the United States. Canada and Mexico have unique agreements with the United States and allow Engineering Technologist from these countries to work in the US under the NAFTA program. Many Sydney Accord programs can be transferred into the Canadian system. US Corporations that are international in focus also can recognize the foreign Engineering Technologist for employment because their work is global.

The Sydney Accord Engineering Technologist could prove he or she is at equal level with the American ABET/TAC. This could be accomplished by using the document provided by the National Science Foundation and The US Department of Education's Comparative Database, "Mapping the World of Education." Also, foreign credit evaluators can determine the equivalence of the education in Engineering Technology.

I cannot speak for the NCEES, but I would be very surprised if they did not attach some value to the Sydney Accord Engineering Technologist. My guess is they would view this as equivalent to the American (ABET/TAC) Engineering Technologist and supplement the program with minor calculus study requirements when an individual is pursuing a PE License. I know of no one who has formally pursued this route and would be interested in knowing how the NCEES would handle it. I believe it is just a matter of time for the United States to cooperate and sign the Sydney Accord due to pressures from UNESCO.

Disclaimer: This information is provide in good faith, use on your own accord.

Sincerely,

Paul Clark

 

Re: Foreign Engineer

For one thing, professional licensure is usually not necessary for engineers who specialize in electronics, although it is often necessary for those who specialize in electric power. Also, NCEES only provides recommendations for the state boards of engineering, because licensure of professionals is a state function, not a federal function. Whether a person with a foreign engineering technology degree would be eligible for licensure would depend on the rules for a state, and how the engineering board for that state interprets the rules.

Gerry Ashton PE (Vermont)

 

PE License

I have asked several people in the field of electronics including my corporate manager about the issue. I work at a leading firm in the aerospace industry. My corporate manager is indicating that the PE is nice to have but not necessary in the electronics field.

In fact, we have no PE's in our organization. This might influence a student in their decision in making a choice of schools. Distance education maybe a key factor in a schools selection. ABET is not friendly to this ideology.

NAIT and ABET are equally recognized by CHEA. They were both recognized by the US Department of Education before the government chose a non-influential role with the endorsement of accreditation bodies.

Let me be frank about the differences in these programs. In my review of the ABET and NAIT academic curriculum between ISU and UNC, I have found very little difference in the focus of the programs. The programs use the same titles and structure in the focus of each degree. This is not necessarily the same, but it does support the programs have significant common ground.

Disclaimer: This information is provided in good faith use on your own accord.

 

Iowa State's program is discontinued.

 

Iowa State University

I found this on the Iowa State University website:

"At this time, the BSEE program is available only to students living inside the state of Iowa. Admission to the BSEE program cannot be granted to non-Iowa residents at this time. We may be able to make special arrangements to deliver some of the courses in the program to students living outside of the state, but not all of them. Please contact EDE at [email protected] for more information."

Where did you here that they closed?

Most people don't know these program are avaliable. To many websites claim to be real distance education programs but are not.

Indiana State University is still going.

 

Alas!

http://www.lifelearner.iastate.edu/degree/bsee.htm