Engineering Technology

An engineering technologist is a professional trained in certain aspects of development and implementation of a respective area of technology. Engineering technology education is even more "applied" and less theoretical than engineering science education, though in a broad sense both have a focus on practical application. Engineering Technologists often assist professional engineers but after years of experience they can also lead engineers. Like engineers, areas where engineering technologists work can include product design (including improvement), fabrication, and testing. Also as with engineers, engineering technologists sometimes rise to senior management positions in industry, or become entrepreneurs.

Engineering technology often overlaps with many of the same general areas (e.g. design/development, testing), but the focus is even more on application than in engineering science (which is, in a somewhat different sense, also about application of science). Technologists are more likely than engineers to focus on (post-development) implementation or operation of a technology but this is not a strict rule as Technologists often do design original concepts. The National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) in the USA summarizes the distinction as being that engineers are trained more with conceptual skills to "function as designers," while technologists "apply others' designs." The mathematics and sciences, as well as other technical courses, in technology programs, tend to be taught with more application-based examples, whereas engineering coursework provides a more theoretical foundation in math and science (because those are the very subjects that engineers apply directly). Moreover, engineering coursework tends to require higher-level mathematics, including calculus and beyond, as well as more extensive knowledge of the natural sciences applied in design, which also serve to prepare students for research (whether in graduate studies, or industrial R&D). Engineering technology courses generally have more labs associated with their undergraduate courses that require hands-on application of the studied topics.

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Matching Engineering Technology Colleges

Pasadena City College

At least 2 but less than 4 years; Public; $7,488 average out-state tuition; $1,104 average in-state tuition

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Four or more years; Public; $30,808 average out-state tuition; $14,790 average in-state tuition

Northern Illinois University

Four or more years; Public; $9,608 average out-state tuition; $9,608 average in-state tuition

Kennesaw State University

Four or more years; Public; $15,704 average out-state tuition; $4,450 average in-state tuition

Chattanooga State Community College

At least 2 but less than 4 years; Public; $16,608 average out-state tuition; $4,104 average in-state tuition

University of Colorado Boulder

Four or more years; Public; $36,554 average out-state tuition; $10,806 average in-state tuition

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

At least 2 but less than 4 years; Public; $6,600 average out-state tuition; $3,300 average in-state tuition

Scholarships for Engineering Technology Majors

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Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Up to $30,000 Varies See Details
 

Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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Up to $30,000

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Emmy Noether Award

Joe W. and Dorothy Dorsett Brown Foundation

Up to $75,000 March 27, 2024 See Details
 

Emmy Noether Award

Joe W. and Dorothy Dorsett Brown Foundation

award

Up to $75,000

deadline

March 27, 2024
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Jesse Jackson Fellows - Toyota Scholarship

PUSH Excel

Up to $25,000 May 31, 2024 See Details
 

Jesse Jackson Fellows - Toyota Scholarship

PUSH Excel

award

Up to $25,000

deadline

May 31, 2024
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Empowering Women through STEM Grant

Universal Technical Institute (UTI)

Up to $25,000 September 30, 2024 See Details
 

Empowering Women through STEM Grant

Universal Technical Institute (UTI)

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Up to $25,000

deadline

September 30, 2024
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Engineering Honors Scholarship - Greenville University

Greenville University

$20,500 Varies See Details
 

Engineering Honors Scholarship - Greenville University

Greenville University

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$20,500

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Big Bang Theory Graduate Fellowship-PAID

University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA)

$20,000 May 01, 2024 See Details
 

Big Bang Theory Graduate Fellowship-PAID

University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA)

award

$20,000

deadline

May 01, 2024
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Women in Transition Scholarship - EFWA

Educational Foundation for Women in Accounting (EFWA)

Up to $16,000 March 30, 2024 See Details
 

Women in Transition Scholarship - EFWA

Educational Foundation for Women in Accounting (EFWA)

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Up to $16,000

deadline

March 30, 2024
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ASHRAE Presidents Scholarship

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and AC Engineers (ASHRAE)

$12,500 December 01, 2024 See Details
 

ASHRAE Presidents Scholarship

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and AC Engineers (ASHRAE)

award

$12,500

deadline

December 01, 2024
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BrandSource x Foster Love Scholarship

Foster Love

Up to $11,000 Varies See Details
 

BrandSource x Foster Love Scholarship

Foster Love

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Up to $11,000

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SEI Native American Education Scholarship

Solar Energy International (SEI)

$10,000 Varies See Details
 

SEI Native American Education Scholarship

Solar Energy International (SEI)

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$10,000

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