Mechanical Engineering Technology (A.A.S.)

The Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) curriculum equips students with a broad foundation of knowledge in physics, mathematics, computer science and the engineering technologies of machine design, machine control systems, electromechanical design and fluid mechanics as applied to the science of mechanics.

The Mechanical Engineering Technology program is a calculus-based curriculum for students who plan to begin their career after graduation or to transfer to a four year institution. Among the positions available to graduates of the Mechanical Engineering Technology program are: CAD operator, plant engineer assistant, machine designer, mechanical test technician, sales engineer and research assistant.

Mechanical Engineering Technology graduates are able to:

• Understand the rules of safety that relate to the manufacture and operation of tools and machinery.
• Draw a “free body” and force equilibrium diagram of any structure or any member or part of a structure.
• Be familiar with manufacturing procedures such as milling, turning, boring, die casting, drilling, molding and thread cutting, and such advanced technologies as electro discharging machining (EDM) and chemical machining.
• Work with electromechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic control systems.
• Determine if a structure is determinate or indeterminate and calculate all reactions of a determinate coplanar force system.
• Develop detailed drawings and related specifications according to principles of economy, efficiency, reliability, production capabilities and safety.
• Write detailed specifications, including bills of materials, heat treating of parts, tolerances, material specification and assembly sequence of operation.
• Read and interpret schematics that relate to tool and machine design.
• Understand and apply the principles of measurement and measuring instruments such as pressure gauges, thermocouples, manometers, micrometers and vernier calipers.
• Calculate dimensions, tolerances, and forces that relate to mechanical design.
• Assist nanobiotechnology engineering laboratory principal investigator.