AUGUST 16, MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Dunwoody College of Technology is expanding its School of Engineering by adding a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. The new degree offering adds to the pipeline of graduates Dunwoody looks to provide the state of Minnesota to help address the skills gap. The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) predicts nearly 5,000 new mechanical, software, electrical, and civil engineering jobs will be available in the state by 2024.
“We decided to add Electrical Engineering to our School of Engineering because there is an industry need for them, and it’s a great fit with our other two engineering majors—Mechanical and Software,” President Rich Wagner said. “So many engineering projects require the expertise of an electrical engineer. We’re confident that our hands-on, real world approach to engineering education will produce electrical engineers who will provide immediate value to the companies they join and go on to help solve many of the issues facing the modern world.”
Dunwoody’s degree will incorporate the College’s life-long values of hands-on learning, problem-solving, teamwork and professionalism. In particular, Electrical Engineering will stress systems engineering so that graduates are adept at interacting with those from different disciplines. This experience is important as sensors, controls, and power are integrated into nearly every technology currently in use.
From wireless communication to electrical power, electrical engineers play an integral role in a variety of industries, including energy, construction, medical, telecommunications, transportation, and computing.
Dunwoody is now accepting applications for the new degree program, which will start its first class in August 2018.
Other points of note:
- Electrical Engineering students will benefit from the lab spaces and equipment already present on campus, including electrical labs used by electrical construction students and electronics, controls, and robotics labs used by manufacturing and mechanical engineering students.
- The decision to launch a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering was made in consultation with numerous industry leaders and professionals who underlined the need for electrical engineers who can not only design but also implement engineering projects.
- Dunwoody has been approved to offer the degree by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education as well as the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association. The Commission’s web address and phone number are: www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org and 312-263-0456.
For more on Electrical Engineering and the School of Engineering see: http://dunwoody.edu/engineering/
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William Morris, Director of Marketing & College Relations
wmorris@dunwoody.edu; 612-381-3367
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dunwoody.edu/admissions; info@dunwoody.edu; 612-374-5800
Founded in 1914, Dunwoody College of Technology is the only private, not-for-profit technical college in the Upper Midwest. It has provided a hands-on, applied education to more than 200,000 men and women, who in turn have gone on to meaningful and rewarding careers and become outstanding technicians, successful entrepreneurs, and industry leaders. Located on the western edge of downtown Minneapolis, Dunwoody offers more than 30 certificate, associate’s degree and bachelor’s degree programs in the areas of Applied Management, Automotive, Computer Technology, Construction Sciences & Building Technology, Design & Graphics Technology, Engineering, Radiologic Technology, Robotics & Manufacturing, and Workforce Training & Continuing Education.