Shawnee State University’s Plastics Engineering Program Earns Accreditation
The Accreditation Board for Engineering & Technology certification makes the university’s program one of just four bachelor’s programs in the world with this designation and the only program of its kind in the state of Ohio.
Shawnee State University’s (SSU; Portsmouth, Ohio) Plastics Engineering Technology (PET) program recently received accreditation from the Accreditation Board for Engineering & Technology (ABET). Adam Miller, chair of the Department of Engineering Technologies and Associate Professor of PET, said in a release that the accreditation was granted in part due to the program’s educational quality, indicated by such things as alumni professional achievement, high employment rates, industry partnerships and advisory board engagement.
A 2009 graduate of the PET program, Miller said many students in the program are often sought after by major companies before graduation, including those who undertake internships with industry leaders.
The PET program has had partnerships with several industry leaders including Milacron, Krauss Maffei, Advanced Composites, DME, iMFLUX, Stanley Electric, and others, leading students to internships and the donation of materials and equipment.
The PET program will be hosting its annual Plastics Day for prospective students on Friday, Dec. 2. The event allows high school students and their parents to meet industry alumni, learn about manufacturing pieces in the lab, and explore a career field that is the largest business industry in Ohio.
Shawnee State University Plastics Engineering Technology program received accreditation from the Accreditation Board for Engineering & Technology (ABET).
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