COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Electrical Engineering Technology

WHY STUDY ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING to quickly become productive in their TECHNOLOGY AT UMAINE ?? jobs after graduation. Students find careers As society moves to more automatic control, as project engineers, electrical and more is required of the devices that control instrumentation engineers, field service UM aine’s ADVANTAGE and interface with those that use them engineers, automation specialists, power systems engineers, equipment engineers and • Only power program in everyday. Electrical engineering technology Maine and one of a handful (EET) students get to design the systems that electronic applications engineers. in the nation. control end equipment — from the Some electrical engineering technology generators that energize our grid, to the graduates find lucrative and satisfying careers • Lab environments that motors that deliver power. Power engineers in power and alternative energy, while others mimic real-world are in high demand, and will continue to be experiences go into manufacturing, field engineering and in demand over the next decade. project management. EET graduates also end • Cooperative job experiences in up in high-tech fields like the semi- for undergrads UMaine’s EET program is a traditional electrical and electronic engineering conductor industry or as consulting engineers • Opportunity to take the first technology program with extra concentration working in all types of fields. Graduates can two years of courses at a in subject areas that are important to industry apply for engineering licensure in many states community college and then in the Northeast. Subject areas include: which allows for management opportunities. transfer into the EET electrical circuits, semiconductor electronics, program microcomputer applications, industrial OUR FACULTY automation, and electrical machinery and power systems. A feature unique to UMaine All EET professors actively work in the EET is its focus on power and alternative industry and some consult on a regular basis . energy. We are the only power program in Students gain exposure to current design Maine and one of a handful in the nation. methods because the faculty practice what they preach. It’s this practical approach to EET faculty have built a strong network of learning that makes theoretical concepts come contacts consisting of firms that typically hire to life, and gives our students an edge when our students. We work with students they graduate — they are all ready to hit the personally to help place them in positions ground running — as many employers of that fit their interests. Over the last several UMaine EET graduates have commented . School of Engineering Technology years, we have had an almost 100 percent Electrical Engineering Technology placement rate within three months of SCHOLARSHIPS 5711 Boardman Hall graduation. Many companies in Maine and Electrical engineering technology students University of Maine throughout the Northeast actively pursue have the largest number of scholarships of Orono, ME 04469-5711 interns from EET. Over 90 percent of our all the School of Engineering Technology 207.581.2340 graduates have a co-op or intern experience programs. Scholarships are provided by before graduation. umaine.edu/set companies that employee EET students, such as TRC Solutions, POWER Engineers, To apply: go.umaine.edu WHAT CAN I DO WITH A DEGREE IN ELECTRICAL Emera, and Iberdrola. There are also EET ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY? academic and need-based scholarships e electrical engineering technology awarded directly through the department program provides students with the theory ranging from $500 to $1,000 each. and hands-on experience necessary for them ABOUT UMAINE The University of Maine, founded in Orono in 1865, is the state’s premier public university. It is among the most comprehensive higher education institutions in the Northeast and attracts students from across the U.S. and more than 73 countries. It currently enrolls 11,286 total undergraduate and graduate students who can directly participate in groundbreaking research working with world-class scholars. The University of Maine offers doctoral degrees in 35 fields, representing the humanities, sciences, engineering and education; master’s degrees in roughly 70 disciplines; 90 undergraduate majors and academic programs; and one of the oldest and most prestigious honors programs in the U.S. The university promotes environmental stewardship on its Students in the EET program have the opportunity to work with the latest technology to prepare them to immediately contribute to the campus, with substantial efforts workforce upon graduation. In this picture students are controlling electric machines in the Emera Power Systems Laboratory. aimed at conserving energy, recycling and adhering to green SALARIES building standards in new techniques and designs to meet the needs of construction. For more information Salaries of EET graduates are some of the society. UMaine’s School of Engineering about UMaine, visit umaine.edu. highest in the college. Starting salaries last Technology focuses on the construction year ranged from $54,000 to $65,000. management, surveying, electrical and mechanical disciplines. Engineering technology is project-oriented and practical NEBHE PROGRAM explore with a curriculum that focuses on Applicants to this program who reside in fundamental, technical and management Connecticut, New Hampshire, or Rhode Bachelor of Science in aspects. Students learn through applied Electrical Engineering Technology Island are eligible for reduced tuition (in-state technical courses and hands-on laboratories, plus 50 percent) under the New England and benefit from UMaine’s close working Concentration in Regional Student Program, administered relationship with industry. Information Technology through the New England Board of Higher Education (nebhe.org). Power Systems HOW DO I APPLY? Visit go.umaine.edu for an application, Minors in THE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY as well as information about academics Mechanical Engineering Technology Engineering technology provides the and life at UMaine. Renewable Energy Engineering knowledge required to apply state-of-the-art Engineering Entrepreneurial Mathematics

Five-Year Master in Business Administration The faculty support and education I received through the EET department has given me the opportunity to travel across the country where I can be confident in my knowledge and myself.”

— Sheila Murch, BSEET, Class of 2014

The Electrical Engineering Technology Program is accredited by the Engineering Technology “ Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org.

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