JoelP
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I want to go to college but I don't know if I should do Electrcial engineer or Electrical engineer technology
I'll just say that if you decide on Electrical Engineering you'll need to be a dedicated motivated student with good study habits to get through it. It's a very challenging field of study, but nothing worth a damn comes easy.I want to go to college but I don't know if I should do Electrcial engineer or Electrical engineer technology
I want to go to college but I don't know if I should do Electrcial engineer or Electrical engineer technology
Do you have some good idea of the kind of work you would like to do? Do you see yourself as more of a hands-on person or do you like to work with more abstract "big picture" concepts?
Thank youI'll just say that if you decide on Electrical Engineering you'll need to be a dedicated motivated student with good study habits to get through it. It's a very challenging field of study, but nothing worth a damn comes easy.
I want work with distributing the power in a power station
what is the difference between the two?OK, so do you want to be the foreman running the power gang, or do you want to be designing the bus ducts, wireways, duct banks, cable runs, etc?
I have what amounts to an ET degree, for me it's toilet paper since I have been doing electrical work ever since and have never once used my degree for a job. That being said, if you like designing stuff, go for the EE degree. If you want to be hands on, the ET degree is better.
I want to do more of the design aspect
In my field having a PE is the be all and end all. I would make sure what ever degree you choose is ABET accredited and eligible to sit for the FE at graduation.
Thank you I will look into itRensselaer Polytechnic Institute has an Electric Power Engineering program that is separate from its EE program. Head there to look at the courses and get a feel for what you might be in for. The school itself is pretty well regarded; the smartest girl I've ever met went there. Poke around the web for similar offerings. Note that there are a LOT of Technology programs out there so you may have to look hard. You may or may not be able to save some money by taking courses at a community college first and transferring the credits. Look very closely at what RPI or any other 4-year school will take in transfer credits. Usually the humanities stuff goes over no problem. The more specialized the technical courses get, the less they'll give credit for.
Don't take this as an authenticated response. My understanding is that the EE program has more math and science, and the EET program has more lab work.what is the difference between the two?
Don't take this as an authenticated response. My understanding is that the EE program has more math and science, and the EET program has more lab work.
Another option to consider is one that I had never encountered until I started with my present company two years ago. It is the Architectural Engineering program. My boss has that degree from Kansas State University. We have had graduates from the University of Kansas also, but they have moved on and are greatly missed. I have no idea who else offers the program. It differs from the EE and the EET in that you get a broader understanding of how buildings are designed and constructed. We had an intern last summer who was studying for an AE degree. She already knew her way around the NEC (not an expert, but who among us is?), and she understood circuiting, sizing feeders and branch circuits, and she was familiar with our phased design process (i.e., schematic design, detailed design, construction documents, construction support). I am sure that no EE or EET program gives that to a student, and that is what my company needs a design engineer to be able to do.
I had 14 years in the field when I decided I wanted a degree. I got my associate degree through the local community college, while working full-time, thinking this was the best route.
Then I transferred to the local university (university of Houston). They accepted less than half of my credits. (that amounts to about $10k worth of credits not accepted). Spent a year there, while working part time. (they didn't offer all the classes I needed during the evening hours so I couldn't work full time) and realized I can't afford to live on part time work.
Looked for an online EE program, completely online. That was 2 years ago but the only program I found was through Arizona state university and it was $$$.
After some deliberation I decided to go the EET route. I found the least expensive program I could and it is still a couple dollars more per credit hour than U of H was.
This is through Grantham university. They accepted 32 of the 67 credits I paid for and earned to get my associate degree.
But I get to work full-time.
I'm 11 classes away from my degree.
It's not easy, but as quoted earlier, nothing worth a damm is.
Short term pain for long term gain.
I say go for it.
Based on my research you will save money starting and finishing a program at the same institution.
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