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
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Four or more years; Public; $28,926 average out-state tuition; $13,906 average in-state tuition |
Kent State University at Kent
Four or more years; Public; $18,554 average out-state tuition; $10,012 average in-state tuition |
Pasadena City College
At least 2 but less than 4 years; Public; $6,944 average out-state tuition; $1,288 average in-state tuition |
Purdue University-Main Campus
Four or more years; Public; $28,010 average out-state tuition; $9,208 average in-state tuition |
University of Wisconsin-Stout
Four or more years; Public; $14,981 average out-state tuition; $7,014 average in-state tuition |
Chattanooga State Community College
At least 2 but less than 4 years; Public; $15,816 average out-state tuition; $3,840 average in-state tuition |
Northern Illinois University
Four or more years; Public; $18,931 average out-state tuition; $9,413 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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Engineering Honors Scholarship - Greenville UniversityGreenville University |
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award $20,500 |
deadline Varies |
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Women in Transition Scholarship - EFWAEducational Foundation for Women in Accounting |
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award Up to $16,000 |
deadline April 30, 2023 |
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SOLV Energy Women in Solar ScholarshipSolar Energy International (SEI) |
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award $10,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Rooted In Science ScholarshipUNCF, Inc |
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award $10,000 |
deadline March 21, 2023 |
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TMCF and Cognizant Foundation ScholarshipThurgood Marshall College Fund |
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award Up to $10,000 |
deadline March 27, 2023 |
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Lockheed Martin STEM ScholarshipLockheed Martin |
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award $10,000 |
deadline March 31, 2023 |
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TSU Ingram Engineering ScholarshipTexas State University - San Marcos |
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award $8,000 |
deadline December 15, 2023 |
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Engineering Technology Scholarship - NJITNew Jersey Institute of Technology |
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award $7,260 |
deadline Varies |
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Barry Goldwater ScholarshipIdaho State University |
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award Up to $7,000 |
deadline Varies |
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