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
Edith Nourse Rogers STEM ScholarshipU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
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award Up to $30,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Empowering Women through STEM GrantUniversal Technical Institute (UTI) |
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award Up to $25,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Trustey Family Scholars ProgramUniversity of Notre Dame |
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award $25,000 |
deadline January 01, 2024 |
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Stinson Scholars ProgramUniversity of Notre Dame |
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award $25,000 |
deadline January 01, 2024 |
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Besio Family ScholarshipUniversity of Notre Dame |
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award $25,000 |
deadline January 01, 2024 |
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Engineering Honors Scholarship - Greenville UniversityGreenville University |
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award $20,500 |
deadline Varies |
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Advanced Energy STEM Diversity ScholarshipAdvanced Energy |
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award $20,000 |
deadline January 12, 2024 |
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Girls Who Code Scholarship - Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester Polytechnic Institute |
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award $20,000 |
deadline February 01, 2024 |
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McKnight Doctoral FellowshipFlorida Education Fund |
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award Up to $18,000 |
deadline January 15, 2024 |
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Edison Scholars ProgramEdison International |
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award $12,500 |
deadline January 23, 2024 |
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