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Electrical Engineering Technology

Maine College of Engineering and Computing

Electrical engineering technology students focus on electrical circuits, semiconductor electronics, microcomputer applications, and electrical machinery and power systems.

  • New England’s only comprehensive School of Engineering Technology offering four distinct engineering technology baccalaureate degrees
  • Students gain hands-on experience in the field
  • All programs are designed with industry input to meet employer demands
  • The only surveying engineering technology and construction engineering technology programs in a New England public university accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, abet.org
  • All programs report nearly 100 percent job placement within six months of graduation
  • Applicants to this program who reside in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island or Vermont are eligible for reduced tuition (in-state plus 50%) under the New England Regional Student Program, administered through the New England Board of Higher Education (nebhe.org)

Electrical engineering technology students focus on electrical circuits, semiconductor electronics, microcomputer applications, and electrical machinery and power systems. Graduates find lucrative and satisfying careers in power and alternative energy, while others go into manufacturing, field engineering and project management.

UMaine’s curriculum focuses on the fundamental, technical and management aspects of electrical engineering. Electrical Engineering technology education is project-oriented and practical. If you’re interested in learning the applied aspects of science so that you’re ready to enter the workforce, engineering technology may be the right choice for you.

We are the only comprehensive School of Engineering Technology offering four distinct engineering technology baccalaureate degrees.

Graduates work in rural and urban settings, and are in high demand. Within 10 years of graduation, many have management positions and some own or operate a surveying firm.

UMaine’s program is tied closely to industry and professional practice in New England, and students gain hands-on experience in the field. Graduates often receive job offers from the companies they worked with as students. Starting salaries for engineering technology graduates average $52,000 annually. UMaine’s School of Engineering Technology has a nearly 100% job placement rate within six months of graduation.

Students are encouraged to work in the field during the summer. Nearly 80% of UMaine electrical engineering technology students graduate with technical experience.

Recent engineering technology graduates have gone on to work for Cianbro, Sargent Corp., Fiber Materials Inc., Boise Cascade Co., International Paper Co., Toyota, Pioneer Plastics, General Electric, Pratt & Whitney, Colby College, Boeing, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, General Dynamics, Verso Corp., Lanco Assembly Systems and National Semiconductor, to name a few.

Paul Villeneuve

Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology

Barrows Hall, Room 9
 207.581.2277 | paul.villeneuve@maine.edu

Electrical Engineering Technology

Maine College of Engineering and Computing

Boardman Hall, Room 119
207.581.5711