Ford, G. D., & Ball, A. K. (2011, June), The Evolution of Engineering and Engineering Technology Educational Programs in the United States  Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC. 10.18260/1-2--18618

\bibitem{asee_peer_18618}
  Ford, G. D., \& Ball, A. K. (2011, June), \emph{The Evolution of Engineering and Engineering Technology Educational Programs in the United States}
  Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Vancouver, BC.
  10.18260/1-2--18618

George D. Ford and Aaron K. Ball.  "The Evolution of Engineering and Engineering Technology Educational Programs in the United States".  2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2011.  https://peer.asee.org/18618 Internet.  28 Mar, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_18618}
  George D. Ford and Aaron K. Ball.
  "The Evolution of Engineering and Engineering Technology Educational Programs in the United States".
  \emph{2011 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2011.
  https://peer.asee.org/18618 Internet.  28 Mar, 2025

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AB  -      The evolution of engineering and engineering technology educational                        programs in the United States                          Dr. George Ford, P.E.1 and Dr. Aaron Ball2AbstractSince the turn of the century, there have been about the same number of programs in themechanical, electrical and civil disciplines to be newly accredited by the AccreditationBoard for Engineering and Technology (ABET) in the engineering field versus theengineering technology field. According to ABET, the mechanical, electrical and civildisciplines represent over forty percent of the total current number of engineering andengineering technology programs they oversee. However, considering only newlyaccredited programs since 2000, there have been considerably more engineeringprograms than engineering technology programs to receive their first review by ABET.In addition, while there have been some small, recent enrollment increases in engineeringprograms nationwide, these programs typically suffer from low enrollments and highoperating costs. This paper provides a discussion of the trends in the creation of newlyaccredited engineering and technology educational programs, a review of enrollmenttrends in these programs and a forecast of professional job growth in engineering andtechnology in the United States.Keywords: engineering enrollment, engineering accreditation, engineering technology enrollment1    Western Carolina University, Belk 211, Cullowhee, NC 28723, gford@wcu.edu2    Western Carolina University, Belk 211, Cullowhee, NC 28723, aball@wcu.edu                              2011 ASEE Conference, Vancouver, BC                                1
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