Career
The demand for engineering technologists with problem-solving skills and wide-ranging design experience has never been more robust. Industries like aerospace, mining, manufacturing and robotics need graduates with the skills to work on multidisciplinary teams. At BGSU, you will also learn the core communications and business skills necessary to advance.
You will finish the program with nearly a full year of professional experience. Past co-ops have been held at businesses like Jeep, O-I and Toyota, where a graduate was directly involved with designing components for prototype vehicles. Our graduates are actively recruited in the manufacturing, engineering, automotive and automation industries.
Average Starting Salary & BGSU Placement Rate
Mechanical and manufacturing engineering technology graduates' average starting salary is $61,667* according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers.
One hundred percent of mechanical and manufacturing engineering technology graduates report they are employed, in graduate school or starting a business within six months of graduation.
Curriculum
Learn skills for career success in designing, building and optimizing mechanical systems and products in a wide range of industrial settings. Technical areas of work encompass hands-on use of CAD/CAM, analysis, design, fabrication, engineering process control and process improvement.
Courses will prepare students for professional success in the manufacturing and mechanical engineering technology industries. You will gain experience in specialized technical and engineering areas, mathematics and science. The program also includes a complementary core of business and general education classes.
You will gain hands-on experience in emerging technologies like additive manufacturing (3D printing), advanced materials, mechatronics, advanced production processes, alternative energies, microfabrication and manufacturing automation.
As well as technology, the program focuses on manufacturing optimization, with courses on lean methodologies and Six Sigma quality management.
The Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology in Mechanical and Manufacturing Technology degree requires a minimum of 122 program hours: 2 hours of cooperative education, 60 hours of engineering technology core, 10-12 hours in technical electives, 41-42 hours in other required courses and 36 hours of BG Perspectives.
Co-operative Educational Experiences
Students participate in two semester-long, paid cooperative education work assignments, gaining real-world experience related to their mechanical and manufacturing engineering technology major. Many graduates land their first jobs with their co-op employers.
Students can pursue opportunities within more than 1,000 previous co-op partners, including Marathon Oil Company, Cooper Tire & Rubber, Emerson Corporation, Ford Motor Company, Tenneco, Dana Corporation, Ventra Plastics, Toyota Manufacturing North America, Inc., Whirlpool Corporation, American Honda Motor Company, Campbell Soup, Stellantis – Jeep Division, General Electric and Energizer Battery Company.
Students report being able to contribute meaningfully to real projects and gain resume-ready experience during their co-ops, which helps them enter the workforce, further their educations, or being entrepreneurs.
