The Design engineering technicians prepare detailed drawings based on rough sketches, specifications and calculations. They determine the strength, type and quantity of materials and give the dimensions necessary to make detailed parts or assemblies.

Design engineering technicians might specialize in the design of tools, machines or products for structural, electrical, civil and mechanical systems and represent ideas graphically through traditional drawings or computer-aided design (CAD) systems.

The design engineering technology program is regularly evaluated and approved or revised by an advisory committee of professionals who represent local businesses and industries. This ongoing evaluation process ensures that design engineering technology students receive state-of-the-art education that will help them get good jobs.

The program in design engineering technology is accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (TAC of ABET).

A graduate of this program will earn an associate of applied science degree in design engineering technology.

Suggested Course Sequence

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First Semester		Credit Hours	Prerequisite
DET121	Engineering Drawing	3	-
ENG124	College Composition	3	ENG105 or Test
ETD121	Engineering Technology Seminar	1	-
MTH125	College Algebra	4	MTH101 or MTH103 or Test
MTH128	Trigonometry	1	Co-MTH125
ECA122	Computer Applications for Technical Professionals	3	-
DET125	Basic AutoCAD	3	-
		18
Second Semester
DET122	Descriptive Geometry	3	DET121
DET124	Working Drawings	3	DET121, Co-DET125
MTH126	Pre-Calculus	4	MTH125, MTH128
PHY121	Physics I	4	MTH125, MTH128
MET124	Statics & Strength of Materials	4	Co-PHY121
		18
Third Semester
DET226	Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing	2	DET124
COM121/COM123	Effective Speaking or Inter-group Communications	3	ENG124
MET225/AIT122	Manufacturing Processes or Machine Tools	3	-
MTH221	Concepts of Calculus	3	MTH126
	Design Elective I (CAD)	3	DET121
DET223	Kinematics	3	PHY121
		17
Fourth Semester
MET226	Technical Project - Mechanical and Design	2	ETD121, MET228, (DET125 or DET131)
MET228	Machine Design	4	MET124
ENG221	Technical Report Writing	3	ENG124
	Arts/Humanities/Social Science Elective	3	-
	Design Elective II (CAD)	3	Design Elective I
		15
	TOTAL CREDITS	68

Arts/Humanities/Social Science Electives:  ACC130, PHL122, SOC121, SOC225