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CIP PROGRAM: 15.0805
Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician.

Summary: A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of engineers engaged in the design and development phases of a wide variety of projects involving mechanical systems. Includes instruction in principles of mechanics, applications to specific engineering systems, design testing procedures, prototype and operational testing and inspection procedures, manufacturing system-testing procedures, test equipment operation and maintenance, and report preparation.

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National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
2020 1492 2036 19
2021 1347 1948 20
2022 1218 2055 23
2023 1108 1951 18
2024 1012 1807 16
Change -25.74% -4.17% -5.26%

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15.0803 Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician.
15.0805 Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician.
15.0806 Marine Engineering Technology/Technician.
15.0807 Motorsports Engineering Technology/Technician.
15.0899 Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians, Other.

Institutions granting degrees in Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician.

Institution Degrees Granted (2024)5-Year Change
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology1 -20.00%
Bluefield State University6 -40.00%
CUNY New York City College of Technology96 -1.18%
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona53 +62.86%
Central Connecticut State University18 -9.09%
Central Michigan University14 -59.26%
Central Washington University28 -
Colorado Mesa University13 -12.50%
ECPI University67 +166.67%
Eastern Michigan University9 -54.55%
Eastern Washington University4 -10.53%
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus8 -58.33%
Fairmont State University14 -22.22%
Farmingdale State College47 -19.75%
Ferris State University61 -8.00%
Grand Canyon University11 -
Indiana Institute of Technology2 -
Indiana State University71 -
Indiana University-Indianapolis44 -
Kennesaw State University49 +5.88%
Kent State University at Kent11 -
LeTourneau University4 -40.00%
Metropolitan State University of Denver37 +48.65%
Michigan Technological University23 -5.26%
Missouri State University-Springfield3 -
Montana State University39 +8.00%
New England Institute of Technology16 -9.68%
North Central State College19 -
Northeastern University Professional Programs1 -54.55%
Northern Michigan University18 +45.45%
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus37 -68.12%
Oregon Institute of Technology8 -7.14%
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College20 -25.58%
Pittsburg State University16 -25.81%
Point Park University1 -81.82%
Purdue University Fort Wayne30 -35.00%
Purdue University Northwest23 -32.79%
Purdue University-Main Campus158 +14.81%
Rochester Institute of Technology92 -20.00%
SUNY Buffalo State University33 -5.88%
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred32 -9.76%
SUNY College of Technology at Canton15 -
SUNY Polytechnic Institute38 -18.60%
Savannah State University2 -
South Carolina State University4 +27.27%
Tarleton State University17 -22.22%
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi4 -26.67%
Texas A&M University-Central Texas3 -
United States Military Academy1 -
University of Akron Main Campus48 -14.29%
University of Arkansas at Little Rock11 -26.09%
University of Dayton39 -21.05%
University of Houston65 -19.05%
University of Maine28 +18.92%
University of New Hampshire at Manchester11 +20.00%
University of North Carolina at Charlotte58 -36.47%
University of North Texas73 +43.24%
University of Toledo66 -31.58%
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay6 -33.33%
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh11 +66.67%
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology23 -68.18%
Wayne State University17 +54.55%
Weber State University14 -47.62%
Wenatchee Valley College4 -
Youngstown State University12 -47.37%