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<p class="MsoPlainText">This link sows that the ASABE (American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers) is a component member of the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABET<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">[Cecil Bearden] 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...<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">[Stephen Offiler] 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. <o:p></o:p></p>
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