Technology programs receive maximum accreditation from ABET

Three technology programs at East Tennessee State University have received reaccreditation for six years — the maximum term possible — by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), the recognized accrediting body for college and university programs in applied science, computing, engineering, and technology.

The ETSU programs — construction engineering technology, electronic engineering technology, and manufacturing engineering technology — are within the Department of Engineering Technology, Surveying and Digital Media in the College of Business and Technology.

ABET, a federation of 29 professional and technical societies, is “designed to advance and assure the quality of professional education.” The organization’s Technology Accreditation Commission approved the ETSU programs.

For further information, contact Dr. Keith Johnson, chair of the ETSU Department of Engineering Technology, Surveying and Digital Media, at (423) 439-7813 or johnsonk@etsu.edu.