I went through an ABET accredited electrical engineering program, and they said that those of us who didn't want to work in government shouldn't bother with it.
The ABET accreditation thing is interesting. Last time I looked into it there are even some things that require it for CS (becoming a patent lawyer for example).
Here's. the first job I found when I searched for local MechE jobs.
>This position requires a BSME or MSME from an ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission-approved program with a strong academic background and interest in thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid
When searching for local EE jobs. Out of the first 5 results, 1 required a PE, 3 required a degree from an ABET accredited program, and 1 just required an EE degree without specifying ABET.
>Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or related degree from an ABET accredited program.
> I hope that when a prospective EE is going through their ABET accredited program that they have some class that breaks it all down for them
That wasn't the case in the 2000s when I got my ECE degree (more-or-less EE, but with many course choices replaced by CS curriculum), from a state university in the US. EE is a very broad field, lots of grads won't need to know names of connectors for instance.
Yeah looks like they are not doing EE actually. For the degree part, I assumed the point of getting a degree is to find a job. Even though there is no formal degree with this school, you won't have any troubles finding a job.
this is also wrong, though. You will not have done exactly the same course load! Universities have specializations and areas of research focus that influence and dominate their course material and presentation. You will, however, have been exposed to all the material that ABET thinks is necessary to accredit that program as being an electrical engineering one.
assuming you went to an accredited school, of course.
The Computer Engineering degree I have is from an ABET program, it was pretty even on CS/EE. No regrets, except for the times the hardware guys act like I'm just a software guy and the software guys act like I don't know anything about software because I'm a hardware guy. XD
US universities with ABET-accredited programs teach 1's/2's complement to freshman EE/CpE majors in a first course on digital logic, which typical doesn't have any prerequisites.
I really wish I hadn’t bothered studying electrical engineering at a mid-tier school. There’s zero EE jobs available for that kind of graduate. You just can’t get recruiters to look at your application. Half of my graduating class is stuck doing self-taught DBA work for the local bank, telephone pole, or health insurance company. It’s so frustrating.
Why is EE so bad? On the surface it looks like a degree with a strong grounding in mathematics, exposure to programming, the discipline of engineering, and a diverse range of applications across industry. It kind of seems like the ideal degree if you want to hire someone. I'm always baffled when I hear stories like this.
The two aren't mutually exclusive; you could easily get contractor work with five years of EE after going to another school (provided you can pass the background and security checks).
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