Engineering Technology

The engineering techonology bachelor’s degree programs offer a broad-based and comprehensive education in both the theoretical and practical aspects of civil engineering technology, electronics engineering technology, computer science technology and mechanical engineering technology.

Highly respected faculty offer course work and laboratory instruction designed to achieve the integration of academic theoretical knowledge with hands-on experience. SSU is committed to ensuring that students receive the very best of classroom and laboratory instruction, advisement, mentoring and collegiate and career counseling.

In addition to the bachelor’s degree programs, COST offers an associate’s degree in science core curriculum.

The department is continuously upgrading its degree programs and laboratory facilities to meet the challenges and needs of the twenty-first century.

The Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering Technology program is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Civil Engineering Technology and Similarly Named Programs.

The Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering Technology is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Program Criteria for Electrical/Electronic(s) Engineering Technology and Similarly Named Programs.

Through a partnership between Savannah State University and the Georgia Institute of Technology in their Regents Engineering Pathways Program, a student interested in pursuing a degree from another USG school can attend Savannah State University for their first two years of core courses and introductory sophomore level engineering classes. Once the student satisfactorily completes the required courses with the required minimum GPA they can then transfer to Georgia Tech, Georgia Southern University, University of Georgia, Mercer University, or Kennesaw State University to complete their degree.

Several of SSU students are involved in summer undergraduate research experiences both on our campus and on other campuses throughout the country; these students are given the opportunity to present their research findings in conferences. As a result of this experience, some students have been published in conference proceedings and journals.

Our Mission

To achieve recognition by academia, students, industry, government and community as one among the best committed to:

• Providing high quality educational foundation required for a competent and creative professional career in the area of engineering and technology, and
• Serving as a catalyst for industrial and technological development at the local, regional, national, and global level.

Our Goals

The Department is committed to:

• establishing a culture of academic excellence in the field of engineering technology education, and to foster new and innovative approaches in preparing students to become competent and creative professionals with knowledge and skills needed for fulfilling the employment needs of today and of the future;
• developing and maintaining a faculty dedicated to excellence in teaching, continuously exposed to current developments in technology, and in constant pursuit of improving professional expertise;
• actively contribute to student recruitment efforts, to attract well-qualified high school graduates, to provide advising and supervision, and to promote communication with alumni.