Mechanical Engineering Technology - Gateway Community College - New Haven

Mechanical Engineering Technology from Gateway Community College - New Haven is a Campus Associate Mechanical Engineering degree that prepares you for a Engineering career. Mechanical Engineering Technology deals with power and with the machinery used to convert power to useful work. The Mechanical Engineering Technician is a practically-oriented member of the engineering team which applies existing technology to the solution of engineering problems. Students learn how to extract and analyze engineering data. Microcomputers are integrated into the curriculum as an aid to both classroom and laboratory activities. Senior students are assigned projects that apply the principles they have learned. Applications to current technology are stressed. Individual initiative is encouraged. The program is designed to produce Mechanical Engineering Technicians for entry-level positions in industry upon graduation. This program is accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering & Technology (TAC/ABET). MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM OUTCOMES Upon successful completion of all program requirements, graduates should be able to: Prepare and present technical and laboratory reports using modern computer software and oral presentation skills Prepare drawings of machine components both manually and with the help of AutoCAD software Understand the nature, science, structure, and properties of metallic, plastic, ceramic, and composite engineering materials Measure the mechanical properties (tensile strength, hardness, impact strength, torsional shear strength, toughness, etc.) of a material specimen in a laboratory Draw the Free Body Diagram (FBD) of a two-dimensional body and then write and solve its equations of equilibrium Perform force analyses of machines and frames Calculate the deformation of and thermal stress caused by temperature changes in a metal object Calculate the stresses within spherical pressure vessels Apply differential and integral calculus to develop the equations of motion for an object Analyze the forces acting on an object in free or restricted motion Analyze a column and determine the critical load that will cause it to buckle View more details on Gateway Community College - New Haven, CT . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Mechanical Engineering courses.