Collection

2013 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

David A. Vaccari

significantly improve studentlearning. Proceedings of the Spring 2013 Mid-Atlantic Section Conference of the American Society of Engineering Education 253Accreditation, Outcomes and Assessment:Accreditation is a peer-review process for assurance of quality. Engineering programs in the U.S.need to be concerned with two kinds of accreditation: regional and ABET. A major difference isthat regional accreditation accredits the entire institution, whereas ABET accreditation accreditsindividual engineering programs. Regional accreditation in New Jersey and nearby states, plusPuerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, is