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Mechanical Engineering Technology Program

Use your mechanical expertise to improve our world. Understand how things actually work and how they are made. Become proficient in the analysis, applied design, development, implementation, or oversight of mechanical components, systems, and processes.

Majors in this degree program

Major Name Location:
Mechanical Engineering Technology West Lafayette
Mechanical Engineering Technology Anderson, Columbus, Kokomo, New Albany

Accreditation

ABET Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission The Mechanical Engineering Technology Program at Purdue University is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the commission’s general criteria and program criteria for Mechanical Engineering Technology and similarly named programs.

Program Educational Objectives

MET Graduates two to five years into their careers:

  1. Deliver services and support to both internal and external clients by applying technical knowledge, problem solving techniques and hands-on skills in traditional and emerging areas of the mechanical discipline.
  2. Are active participants in ongoing professional development, professional growth and increasing professional responsibility.
  3. Effectively communicate ideas with technical and non-technical people.
  4. Work effectively in teams.
  5. Work within the accepted standards of professional integrity and conduct.

Student Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the Bachelor of Science degree program in Mechanical Engineering Technology will achieve the following learned capabilities:

  1. An ability to apply knowledge, techniques, skills and modern tools of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology to solve broadly-defined engineering problems.
  2. An ability to design systems, components, or processes meeting specified needs for broadly-defined engineering problems.
  3. 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.
  4. An ability to conduct standard tests, measurements, and experiments and to analyze and interpret the results to improve processes.
  5. An ability to function effectively as a member as well as a leader on technical teams.

Enrollment Trends

  Fall 2018 Fall 2019 Fall 2020 Fall 2021 Fall 2022 Fall 2023 Fall 2024
West Lafayette 568 574 563 534 494 506 556
Anderson 0 0 0 2 18 22 30
Columbus 61 59 49 44 27 28 33
Kokomo 42 28 26 31 23 21 16
New Albany 133 110 84 64 62 55 65
Richmond 23 18 20 20 20 16 13
South Bend 46 40 31 25 23 18 15

Number of Graduates

  2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024
West Lafayette 116 131 131 168 129 114
Anderson 0 0 0 0 2 3
Columbus 19 10 9 10 5 7
Kokomo 7 4 5 11 4 6
New Albany 23 25 24 21 6 12
Richmond 7 0 4 2 7 1
South Bend 10 10 5 5 4 2

Enrollment Trends and Number of Graduates data is sourced from Purdue’s Office of Enrollment Management's Data Digest.

Placement Data*

Number of Graduates Percent of Grads Reported Placement Rate Continuing Education Average Salary
99 89.9% 95.5% 8 $71,300
  • Data collected by the Center for Career Opportunities for May 2023 West Lafayette graduates only; August and December graduate successes are not included in the reported data.