A comparison of BSET transfer students from ABET--accredited and non-accredited community colleges

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

1-1-1991

Abstract

The New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology (BSET) program is a transfer program accepting students from county/community colleges throughout the state. Some of the feeder colleges are TAC/ABET accredited and some are not. The NJIT Electrical Engineering Technology program, a TAC/ABET accredited program, has been in existence for more than 15 years and a large amount of data is available on the success rate of these students. By comparing the data of students from TAC/ABET accredited lower-division programs with data of students from lower-division programs not TAC/ABET accredited, some conclusions can be drawn on the effectiveness of the TAC/ABET accreditation. Even though the programs listed in the catalogs are virtually identical, students from TAC/ABET accredited colleges are more successful academically than those from colleges not ABET accredited.

Identifier

0025717888 (Scopus)

Publication Title

Proceedings Frontiers in Education Conference

ISSN

01905848

First Page

222

Last Page

225

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