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<p>Back in the day... ( about 1972 ) when I first went to OK state
Univ. I was enrolled in Mechanical Power technology it was a 4
year program. I spent a semester in that program and then changed
to Agricultural Engineering. Then spent the next 20 years trying
to explain to people that I was not the guy to ask about growing
tomatoes.....!! I really wanted to major in hydraulic power as it
was at the forefront at the time. When I started college,
Oklahoma State Univ was the leading university for hydraulics due
to the agricultural emphasis. By the time I got to courses in my
major, the professors and the program had transferred to Oklahoma
University due to grants from major construction manufacturers.
It was too late for me as I had a scholarship to OSU. I remained
in Ag Engineering and got special permission to major in large
tractor systems. When I graduated, the big guys were in merger
and acquisition phase and I could only find one job within 1000
miles of home. That was in the NE portion of OK designing straw
choppers for combines. After 2 years of contracting earthwork
and sprinkler systems I went to work for the State and spent the
next 30 years trying to farm...<br>
Cecil<br>
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<div dir="ltr">My only point, which is not addressed in either of
the links provided, is that engineering technology is a 2-year
program while engineering (to the Bachelor's level) is a 4-year
program. To be perfectly clear, I mention this in direct
rebuttal to James' previous comment which implied engineering
technology degrees are 4 years. That said, my knowledge and
experience is in the mechanical engineering field. Perhaps
there are other branches (Aerospace? Chemical? Nuclear?) where
the techs have 4 year degrees.
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Nov 2, 2019 at 8:39 PM
James Peck <<a href="mailto:jamesgpeck@hotmail.com"
moz-do-not-send="true">jamesgpeck@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Neither
a 2 nor a 4 year degree in liberal arts or basket weaving
would gain you admission to the third year of a 2+2
engineering technology program.<br>
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href="https://www.communitycollegereview.com/blog/2-2-programs-going-strong-at-community-colleges-nationwide"
rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.communitycollegereview.com/blog/2-2-programs-going-strong-at-community-colleges-nationwide</a><br>
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I have known BSME graduate engineers who took 2 year
Electronic Technology programs.<br>
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[Stephen Offiler] Four-year engineering technology programs?
It's been a while for me (BSME '84) but the technology
programs I am most familiar with are two-year. I suppose, if
you spend a couple years in Liberal Arts and Basket Weaving,
then you buckle down for the next two, it would be a four-year
program.<br>
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[James] <snip> The public was not aware back then of the
process of getting an associate degree that qualifies you to
be an entry level mechanic and then getting a four year degree
in Engineering Technology by taking the 3rd and 4th years. I
was not at the time or I would have done so. <snip><br>
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