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The undergraduate degree in Technology & Engineering Education (T&EE) prepares students to be licensed teachers of industrial technology, technology education and pre-engineering at the middle and high school level (grades 6-12). The program is housed in the Kansas Technology Center which and has state of the art laboratory, providing the high-tech space to deliver Technology and Engineering Education courses. The program focuses on hands-on, activity-based classes engaging students in meaningful educational experiences in areas of communications, power, energy, transportation, materials and processes, construction, manufacturing, design, robotics, 3D prototyping and more. Students can also participate in local, regional and national activities through the Technology & Engineering Education Collegiate Association (TEECA).

The Technology and Engineering Education program at Pitt State specializes in technology & engineering education (which includes STEM education), allowing students to teach high school courses in CAD, woodworking, robotics, CNC machining, metalworking, screen printing, graphic design, welding, pre-engineering, etc. Class sizes are usually small with class/labs having less than 18 students. There is a national need for Technology and Engineering Education teachers, which means you will get a job after graduation with very competitive wages. Our labs are state of the art with the latest software, hardware, machines and equipment. Hands-on learning is the bases for our programs, you learn by doing! Students can select a minor if they choose which are taken in industry-based programs giving them additional technical content in any of the 21 minors in the College of Technology.

Career Options

Middle School, Junior High or High School:

Technology & Engineering Teacher

Technology Education Teacher

EbD or Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Teacher

Industrial Technology or Industrial Technology Education Teacher

Outcomes:

1. Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the nature of technology and its relationship to society. 2. Demonstrate sufficient knowledge of design, engineering and problem solving. 3. Apply design and engineering principles by implementing the design process through problem solving activities involving hand and CAD drawings. 4. an understanding of the designed world, the abilities [knowledge and skills] needed in a technological world, and the career fields associated with it. 5. Demonstrates an understanding of knowledge and applications of major concepts, principles, theories and systems–inputs, processes, outputs and feedback associated with energy, power, and transportation technologies. 6. Perform skills necessary for teaching energy, power and transportation technologies. 7. Demonstrates an understanding of knowledge and applications of major concepts, principles, theories and systems–inputs, processes, outputs and feedback associated with information and communication technologies 8. Perform skills necessary for teaching information and communication technologies. 9. Demonstrates an understanding of knowledge and applications of major concepts, principles, theories and systems–inputs, processes, outputs and feedback associated with production—manufacturing and construction technologies. 10. Perform skills necessary for teaching manufacturing and construction technologies.