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It’s Undergraduate and Master’s programs are the oldest and largest at
any historically black university.
Student enrollment is consistently greater than 200 students.
A
number of students from local industry are active, particularly in the
graduate program classes offered in the evening.
The program is one of two in North Carolina accredited by
the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
(ABET).
The faculty and student body are very active resulting in a
variety of programs.
Engineering societies include :
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The Institute of Industrial Engineers
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Alpha
Pi Mu Industrial Engineering Honor Society
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Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
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Tau Beta Pi Engineering Society
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National Society of Black Engineers
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Society for Women Engineers
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National Society of
Professional Engineers
Students
participate in improvement projects with local industry and community
projects with local charities.
The department has a distinguished record of
alumni working at a variety of companies including:
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Kraft Foods
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Nortel
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Westinghouse
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IBM
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Merck
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BellSouth
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AT&T
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Ford
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Kodak
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Proctor & Gamble
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U.S. Government
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Intel
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AMP
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Alcoa
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G. E.
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American Express
The Department strength is its personal attention offered through
small class sizes and frequent contact with
faculty.
The program also emphasizes a systems approach to design and
application of information technology.
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