Electrical Engineering Technology

The Electrical Engineering Technology (EET) curriculum provides instruction in the fundamentals of modern electronics theory, with emphasis on the application of theoretical principles to actual electronic devices, circuits and systems.

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Overview

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.

Laboratory Facilities

Electrical Engineering Technology program laboratories are equipped with state of the art software and equipment for hands-on learning. Please click the link below to watch a video on some of the laboratory facilities:

Program Educational Objectives

The Electrical Engineering Technology Program adopts the following educational objectives, designed to educate and improve the ability of students to become competent and creative professionals contributing effectively for fulfilling the employment needs of today and of the future. Within two to five years of graduation, the Electrical Engineering Technology graduates will be able to:

Objective 1
Demonstrate competency in identifying and analyzing technical problems, problem solving, design of systems and application of modern tools.

Objective 2
Advance through their professional career by demonstrating their ability to function in multidisciplinary teams and participate in ongoing professional development.

Objective 3
Express themselves effectively in both oral and written communication, understand social responsibilities, appreciate diversity, commit to continuous improvement and maintain professional competency through life-long learning.

EET Expected Student Outcomes:

The EET program must demonstrate that the graduates have:

an ability to apply knowledge, techniques, skills and modern tools of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology to solve broadly-defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline;
an ability to design systems, components, or processes meeting specified needs for broadly-defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline;
an ability to apply written, oral, and graphical communication in broadly-defined technical and non-technical environments; and an ability to identify and use appropriate technical literature;
an ability to conduct standard tests, measurements, and experiments and to analyze and interpret the results to improve processes; and
an ability to function effectively as a member as well as a leader on technical teams.

Fundamentals of Modern Electronics

The electronics engineering technology curriculum provides instruction in the fundamentals of modern electronics theory, with emphasis on the application of theoretical principles to actual electronic devices, circuits, systems, design and fabrication. Graduates of the electronics engineering technology program are prepared to function effectively in several capabilities.

Accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org

Electronics Engineering Technology, BS

$72,800

Average Salary

Electronic Engineering Technologists & Technicians

100K

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In Electronic Engineering Careers

Career In Electrical Engineering

Graduates of the electrical engineering technology program are prepared to function in these positions:

Research and Development Technologist – engages in the development, building and testing of new equipment in the areas of digital electronics, communication electronics and microelectronics.

Process Control Technologist – supervises the operation of automatic control equipment for industrial processes.

Field Engineering Specialist – installs, tests and maintains equipment such as data processing machines and other electronic systems.

High Frequency Technologist – maintains and/or operates radar, sonar and other warning detection and navigation devices.

Accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org

Recent Graduates With Electrical Engineering Roles

Recent EET graduates, and their present work locations who graduated 2022-2024:

Jeremy Pascual, Electronics Systems Engineer II, at Gulfstream Aerospace
Julian Jackson, Electrical Applications Engineer, at Gulfstream Aerospace
Christopher Stronen, Electrical Engineer, at Kimberly-Clark
Prince Hatcher, Aircraft Maintenance Engineer, at Lockheed Martin
Paul Thornton, Support Engineer, at Blue Ridge Technologies
Joshua Reynolds, Field Engineer, at Mellow Mushroom
Jason Lazo, Field Engineer, at GE HealthCare
Tyrese Maxwell, at Hyundai Motor Group Meta plant America
Kenneth Lockhart, Master of Science, at Georgia Institute of Technology

Job Positions

Electronics Technician
Electrical Technologist
Circuit Designer
Automation Specialist
Embedded Technician
Field Engineer
Power Technician
Communications Technician
Calibration Technician
Industrial Technician

Electronics Engineering

Scholarship Opportunities

Faculty members of the Electrical Engineering Technology program have received several grants and students can get stipends by working as a research assistant with the faculty members of the Electrical Engineering Technology program. Some of the grants are mentioned below:

Creating Access to Modeling and Simulation Education for Minorities and Women (PI: Dr. Asad Yousuf, Co-PD: Dr. Antonio Velazquez, Senior Personnel: Dr. Md Rakibul Karim Akanda) – (12/31/21 – 12/31/24, $830,765). Funded by the Department of Education.
Improving Access to Cyber Security Education for URMs (PI: Dr. Asad Yousuf, co-PI: Dr. Md Rakibul Karim Akanda) – (06/01/23 – 05/31/26, $616,000). Congressionally Directed Awards by Department of Education.
Grant from Google to help update or build applied machine learning courses and projects at Savannah State University (PI: Dr. Asad Yousuf, Course developed and taught by Dr. Md Rakibul Karim Akanda), $30,000, Funded by Google.

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