Leading to the Associate in Applied Science Degree in Engineering Technology

This part-time degree program provides students with the opportunity to explore a variety of technology disciplines. With the advice and approval of their assigned academic advisor, students can customize a program of study to meet individual needs and interests in engineering, science, technology, and/or management.

Graduates of this program may enter Wentworth’s part-time bachelor's degree program in  Project Management. Admission to full-time bachelor's degree programs would require specific technical electives. Consultation with the student’s assigned academic advisor is essential to degree planning.

Program Educational Objectives

After graduation, program graduates should demonstrate these abilities:

• Career: Advance their career in a professional field
• Lifelong learning: Exhibit an interest in advancing their knowledge through completing additional degrees or by pursuing professional development

Student Outcomes

Students should demonstrate the following abilities upon graduation:

1. an ability to apply knowledge, techniques, skills, and modern tools of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology to solve well-defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline
2. an ability to design solutions for well-defined technical problems and assist with the engineering design of systems, components, or processes appropriate to the discipline
3. an ability to apply written, oral, and graphical communication in well-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
5. an ability to function effectively as a member of a technical team.

Total credits for degree: 60