Department of Technology

Technology graduates are employed as building inspectors, surveyors, contractors, computer engineering technologists, electronics engineering technologists, machine designers, field engineers, quality control administrators, industrial managers, and technology education teachers.

Technology students have access to:

• Cooperative Education Experiences
• Internships
  • ACTCOM
  • Hensel Phelps
  • Norfolk Design
  • Pace Collaborative
  • Pulte Homes
  • Ryland Homes
  • Turner Construction
  • Z Corps
• Scholarships
  • James A. Bowser Scholarship
  • Ulysses Turner Air Conditioning and Heating Scholarship
  • United Contractors Scholarship
• Industrial field trips
• Research assistantships
  • NASA FAR Grant
  • STARS

Technology students participate in the activities of:

• SME, Society of Manufacturing Engineers
• AGC, Associated General Contractors of America
• TECA, Technology Education Collegiate Association
• APICS, American Production and Inventory Control Society
• Habitat for Humanity

Members of the departmental faculty hold degrees in specialized areas such as:

• Civil Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Engineering Technology
• Vocational-Industrial Education

Technology majors are provided with excellent counseling and individual advising. Laboratories and classrooms offer a desirable blend of theory and practical application. The Department of Technology offers up to date specialized instruction in industrial and technology career fields.