Engineering Technology

The Program

The program is built around the needs of the manufacturing industry therefore, emerging technologies such as additive manufacturing (3D Printing) are key components. Students take classes in Blueprint Reading, Hydraulics and Pneumatics, and CADD, and acquire marketable skills in Electronics, Mechanics, and 3D Printing Technologies. In fact, Harford is one of the few community colleges with an emphasis on 3D Printing. Students in the program build their own 3D printer, through which they learn the design process, collaboration and team building, and develop hands-on, trial and error, knowledge of manufacturing.

Opportunities

Harford students often take on internships with local companies such as J.M. Huber in Havre de Grace. The Program has built relationships with Aberdeen Proving Ground and other local companies working on rapid prototyping, providing opportunities not offered elsewhere.

While some use 3D printing as a stepping stone for entrepreneurship opportunities, many graduates with an associate degree in Engineering Technology obtain critical jobs as technicians in areas such as construction, manufacturing, product design, testing, or technical services and sales. Others pursue further study in engineering, facilities management, or business administration.