General Engineering Technology

Associate Degree

Overview

The Associate Degree in General Engineering Technology (GET) provides students with a strong foundation in the principles and practices that support today’s major engineering fields. Through a series of common core courses, students gain hands-on experience and theoretical knowledge in key areas. 

After completing the general engineering curriculum, students can choose to specialize in one of four areas

  • Electric Vehicle Engineering Technology
  • Civil Engineering Technology
  • Electrical Engineering Technology
  • Mechanical Engineering Technology

Throughout the program, students develop essential technical and problem-solving skills, learn to use industry-standard tools and software, and gain experience with real-world applications of engineering concepts.

How to Enroll

To pursue this degree, you must apply to MTC using our online application.

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Sample Program Plan and Costs

The GET degree offers students the chance to choose one of four areas to specialize in: Electric Vehicle Engineering Technology, Civil Engineering Technology, Electrical Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering Technology. 

Four sample course plans are listed below with an example of the coursework students can expect based on the specialization they choose. NOTE: Part-time plans are available for students who cannot take on a full-time student workload and need flexibility.

On-Campus Traditional. Classes meet on campus.
Virtual 100% online. Meets with a live instructor and classmates on specific days, at specific times. Uses web conferencing software, like Zoom.
Hybrid Some classes on campus. Some classes online or virtual.
Online 100% online. Due dates for projects and assignments. Self-paced work on your time.
Semester Course ID Course Title Classroom Online Hybrid Virtual Credits
Semester 1
(15 Credit Hours)
COL-101 College Orientation

College Orientation

ID: COL-101

Credit Hours: 1

This course may include selected topics such as career planning, study skills, stress management, tutoring, group guidance, and other subjects to facilitate student success.

1
MAT-112 Precalculus

Precalculus

ID: MAT-112

Credit Hours: 5

This course includes the following topics: algebraic, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions and their graphs; analytic trigonometry; analytic geometry; and applications of trigonometry.

5
EGR-104 Engineering Technology Foundations

Engineering Technology Foundations

ID: EGR-104

Credit Hours: 3

This problem-based course introduces the student to fundamental concepts of electrical, mechanical, thermal, fluids, optical, and material systems related to engineering technology. Workplace readiness skills such as laboratory safety, communications, and teamwork are integrated into the course.

3
ENG-160 Technical Communications

Technical Communications

ID: ENG-160

Credit Hours: 3

This course is a study of various technical communications such as definitions, processes, instructions, descriptions, and technical reports.

3
Elective 3
Semester 2
(16 Credit Hours)
MET-105 Dc and Ac Electricity

Dc and Ac Electricity

ID: MET-105

Credit Hours: 4

This course covers the fundamentals of DC and AC, including resistance, current, voltage, inductive reactance, capacitive reactance, and impedance. Emphasis is placed on electrical equipment such as DC and AC motors and generators, electrical switch gears, and transformers.

4
EGT-106 Print Reading and Sketching

Print Reading and Sketching

ID: EGT-106

Credit Hours: 3

This course covers the interpretation of basic engineering drawings and sketching techniques for making multi-view pictorial representations. This course also includes an introduction to engineering technology, and an introduction to Computer Aided Design (CAD).

3
EGR-120 Engineering Computer Applications

Engineering Computer Applications

ID: EGR-120

Credit Hours: 3

This course includes the utilization of applications software to solve engineering technology problems.

3
EGR-175 Manufacturing Processes

Manufacturing Processes

ID: EGR-175

Credit Hours: 3

This course includes the processes, alternatives, and operations in the manufacturing environment.

3
EVE-101 Introduction to Electric Vehicle Technol

Introduction to Electric Vehicle Technol

ID: EVE-101

Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces electric car technology including standard terminology, introductory concepts, hand tools, electric vehicle safety, regulations, and service information. Topics include major vehicle systems and personal protective equipment.

3
Semester 3
(10 Credit Hours)
PHY-201 Physics I

Physics I

ID: PHY-201

Credit Hours: 4

This is the first in a sequence of physics courses. Topics include mechanics, wave motion, sound, heat, electromagnetism, optics, and modern physics.

4
EVE-110 Electric Vehicle Braking, Suspension & S

Electric Vehicle Braking, Suspension & S

ID: EVE-110

Credit Hours: 3

This course covers electric vehicle braking systems, including electric power brake assist, electric parking brake systems, and regenerative braking systems. Features include electric steering, adaptive suspension, and Driver Assist systems.

3
Elective 3
Semester 4
(13 Credit Hours)
ENG-165 Professional Communications

Professional Communications

ID: ENG-165

Credit Hours: 3

This course develops practical written, and oral professional communication skills. The course is oriented to current needs in industry and business, and assignments are drawn from students' majors.

3
EGR-194 Statics and Strength of Materials

Statics and Strength of Materials

ID: EGR-194

Credit Hours: 4

This course covers external and internal forces in structures and/or machines, including conditions of equilibrium, systems of force, moments of inertia and friction. It also covers the stress/strain relationships in materials.

4
EVE-210 Electric Vehicle Power Electronics & Pro

Electric Vehicle Power Electronics & Pro

ID: EVE-210

Credit Hours: 3

This course covers EV Power Electronics and Propulsion including embedded power controls such as inverters and variable frequency drives that control the rotating magnetic fields in induction motors.

3
EVE-130 Electric Vehicle Electrical and Hvac

Electric Vehicle Electrical and Hvac

ID: EVE-130

Credit Hours: 3

This course includes theory, operation, diagnosis, service, and repair of EV electrical and HVAC systems.

3
Semester 5
(10 Credit Hours)
EVE-220 Electric Vehicle Battery Systems Manage

Electric Vehicle Battery Systems Manage

ID: EVE-220

Credit Hours: 3

This course covers battery technology for electric/hybrid vehicles, including past, present and future development. The purpose & importance of battery management systems is covered as well as safety protocols such as the use of proper Personal Protective Equipment to protect from electrocution.

3
EVE-225 Electric Vehicle High Voltage Architectu

Electric Vehicle High Voltage Architectu

ID: EVE-225

Credit Hours: 3

This course covers electric vehicle charging processes including charge sensing circuits, charging rates, and cabling.

3
EET-227 Electrical Machinery

Electrical Machinery

ID: EET-227

Credit Hours: 3

This course is a study of AC and DC electro-mechanical energy conversion devices, theory applications and control. Devices are tested and verified using electrical instruments.

3
MET-240 Mechanical Senior Project

Mechanical Senior Project

ID: MET-240

Credit Hours: 1

This course includes investigations and/or advanced study in an area of specialization approved by the instructor.

1
  Total Credit Hours 64
  Estimated Cost
Financial Aid
$13,056.00
Not including fees and equipment
Semester Course ID Course Title Classroom Online Hybrid Virtual Credits
Semester 1
(15 Credit Hours)
COL-101 College Orientation

College Orientation

ID: COL-101

Credit Hours: 1

This course may include selected topics such as career planning, study skills, stress management, tutoring, group guidance, and other subjects to facilitate student success.

1
MAT-112 Precalculus

Precalculus

ID: MAT-112

Credit Hours: 5

This course includes the following topics: algebraic, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions and their graphs; analytic trigonometry; analytic geometry; and applications of trigonometry.

5
EGR-104 Engineering Technology Foundations

Engineering Technology Foundations

ID: EGR-104

Credit Hours: 3

This problem-based course introduces the student to fundamental concepts of electrical, mechanical, thermal, fluids, optical, and material systems related to engineering technology. Workplace readiness skills such as laboratory safety, communications, and teamwork are integrated into the course.

3
ENG-160 Technical Communications

Technical Communications

ID: ENG-160

Credit Hours: 3

This course is a study of various technical communications such as definitions, processes, instructions, descriptions, and technical reports.

3
Elective 3
Semester 2
(16 Credit Hours)
EET-113 Electrical Circuits I

Electrical Circuits I

ID: EET-113

Credit Hours: 4

This course is a study of direct and alternating currents, covering resistance and impedance in series, parallel, and series-parallel circuits using Ohm's Law, kirchhoff's laws, and basic circuit theorems. Circuits are analyzed using mathematics and verified using electrical instruments.

4
EGT-106 Print Reading and Sketching

Print Reading and Sketching

ID: EGT-106

Credit Hours: 3

This course covers the interpretation of basic engineering drawings and sketching techniques for making multi-view pictorial representations. This course also includes an introduction to engineering technology, and an introduction to Computer Aided Design (CAD).

3
EGR-120 Engineering Computer Applications

Engineering Computer Applications

ID: EGR-120

Credit Hours: 3

This course includes the utilization of applications software to solve engineering technology problems.

3
EGR-175 Manufacturing Processes

Manufacturing Processes

ID: EGR-175

Credit Hours: 3

This course includes the processes, alternatives, and operations in the manufacturing environment.

3
CET-120 Construction Materials

Construction Materials

ID: CET-120

Credit Hours: 3

This course includes a study of basic materials used in construction, including research of building product specifications.

3
Semester 3
(7 Credit Hours)
PHY-201 Physics I

Physics I

ID: PHY-201

Credit Hours: 4

This is the first in a sequence of physics courses. Topics include mechanics, wave motion, sound, heat, electromagnetism, optics, and modern physics.

4
Elective 3
Semester 4
(13 Credit Hours)
ENG-165 Professional Communications

Professional Communications

ID: ENG-165

Credit Hours: 3

This course develops practical written, and oral professional communication skills. The course is oriented to current needs in industry and business, and assignments are drawn from students' majors.

3
EGR-194 Statics and Strength of Materials

Statics and Strength of Materials

ID: EGR-194

Credit Hours: 4

This course covers external and internal forces in structures and/or machines, including conditions of equilibrium, systems of force, moments of inertia and friction. It also covers the stress/strain relationships in materials.

4
CET-105 Surveying I

Surveying I

ID: CET-105

Credit Hours: 3

This course includes surveying theory and practice; care and use of instruments; traversing procedures; and computation of closure. Also included in this course are differential and trigonometric leveling and computation of the area of real property.

3
CET-218 Hydraulics

Hydraulics

ID: CET-218

Credit Hours: 3

This course includes the fundamentals of flow, control, disposal of water, and flow through open and closed conduits, orifices, and weirs.

3
Semester 5
(16 Credit Hours)
CET-205 Surveying II

Surveying II

ID: CET-205

Credit Hours: 4

This course includes electro-optical instrumentation techniques and complex computations used in surveying. Also included are field astronomy, highway curves and topographic surveying.

4
CET-235 Construction Methods and Estimating

Construction Methods and Estimating

ID: CET-235

Credit Hours: 3

This course covers basic construction techniques with emphasis on cost estimating. This course includes quantity takeoff and tabulation of data spreadsheet format. Oral and written presentations are included.

3
CET-216 Soil Mechanics

Soil Mechanics

ID: CET-216

Credit Hours: 3

This course covers soil types, their engineering properties, and techniques of field and laboratory identification and testing. Also covered is analysis and design of soil-related structures, including spread footings and retaining walls.

3
CET-220 Concrete and Steel Design

Concrete and Steel Design

ID: CET-220

Credit Hours: 3

This course covers the study of reinforced concrete and steel structural components.

3
CET-251 Highway Design

Highway Design

ID: CET-251

Credit Hours: 3

This course covers a study of the design and construction of a highway. Topics include geometric design, earthwork computations and drainage.

3
  Total Credit Hours 67
  Estimated Cost
Financial Aid
$13,668.00
Not including fees and equipment
Semester Course ID Course Title Classroom Online Hybrid Virtual Credits
Semester 1
(16 Credit Hours)
COL-101 College Orientation

College Orientation

ID: COL-101

Credit Hours: 1

This course may include selected topics such as career planning, study skills, stress management, tutoring, group guidance, and other subjects to facilitate student success.

1
MAT-112 Precalculus

Precalculus

ID: MAT-112

Credit Hours: 5

This course includes the following topics: algebraic, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions and their graphs; analytic trigonometry; analytic geometry; and applications of trigonometry.

5
EGR-104 Engineering Technology Foundations

Engineering Technology Foundations

ID: EGR-104

Credit Hours: 3

This problem-based course introduces the student to fundamental concepts of electrical, mechanical, thermal, fluids, optical, and material systems related to engineering technology. Workplace readiness skills such as laboratory safety, communications, and teamwork are integrated into the course.

3
ENG-160 Technical Communications

Technical Communications

ID: ENG-160

Credit Hours: 3

This course is a study of various technical communications such as definitions, processes, instructions, descriptions, and technical reports.

3
EET-113 Electrical Circuits I

Electrical Circuits I

ID: EET-113

Credit Hours: 4

This course is a study of direct and alternating currents, covering resistance and impedance in series, parallel, and series-parallel circuits using Ohm's Law, kirchhoff's laws, and basic circuit theorems. Circuits are analyzed using mathematics and verified using electrical instruments.

4
Semester 2
(16 Credit Hours)
PHY-201 Physics I

Physics I

ID: PHY-201

Credit Hours: 4

This is the first in a sequence of physics courses. Topics include mechanics, wave motion, sound, heat, electromagnetism, optics, and modern physics.

4
EGT-106 Print Reading and Sketching

Print Reading and Sketching

ID: EGT-106

Credit Hours: 3

This course covers the interpretation of basic engineering drawings and sketching techniques for making multi-view pictorial representations. This course also includes an introduction to engineering technology, and an introduction to Computer Aided Design (CAD).

3
EGR-120 Engineering Computer Applications

Engineering Computer Applications

ID: EGR-120

Credit Hours: 3

This course includes the utilization of applications software to solve engineering technology problems.

3
EGR-175 Manufacturing Processes

Manufacturing Processes

ID: EGR-175

Credit Hours: 3

This course includes the processes, alternatives, and operations in the manufacturing environment.

3
Elective 3
Semester 3
(11 Credit Hours)
EET-114 Electrical Circuits II

Electrical Circuits II

ID: EET-114

Credit Hours: 4

This course is a continuation in electrical circuits, including advanced network theorems. Circuits are analyzed using mathematics and verified using electrical instruments.

4
EET-210 Digital Integrated Circuits

Digital Integrated Circuits

ID: EET-210

Credit Hours: 4

This course is a study of digital integrated circuits, including multiplexers, demultiplexers, buffers, decoders, encoders, converters, memory devices, and programmable logic devices. Circuits are modeled, constructed, and tested.

4
Elective 3
Semester 4
(15 Credit Hours)
ENG-165 Professional Communications

Professional Communications

ID: ENG-165

Credit Hours: 3

This course develops practical written, and oral professional communication skills. The course is oriented to current needs in industry and business, and assignments are drawn from students' majors.

3
EGR-194 Statics and Strength of Materials

Statics and Strength of Materials

ID: EGR-194

Credit Hours: 4

This course covers external and internal forces in structures and/or machines, including conditions of equilibrium, systems of force, moments of inertia and friction. It also covers the stress/strain relationships in materials.

4
EET-251 Microprocessor Fundamentals

Microprocessor Fundamentals

ID: EET-251

Credit Hours: 4

This course is a study of binary numbers; micro-processor operation, architecture, instruction sets, and interfacing with operating systems; and applications in control, data acquisition, and data reduction and analysis. Programs are written and tested.

4
EET-141 Electronic Circuits

Electronic Circuits

ID: EET-141

Credit Hours: 4

This course is a study of electronic circuits using discrete and integrated devices, including analysis, construction, testing and troubleshooting.

4
Semester 5
(10 Credit Hours)
EET-220 Analog Integrated Circuits

Analog Integrated Circuits

ID: EET-220

Credit Hours: 3

This course includes analysis, application, and experiments involving such integrated circuits as op-amps, timers and IC regulators. Circuits are modeled, constructed, and tested.

3
EET-227 Electrical Machinery

Electrical Machinery

ID: EET-227

Credit Hours: 3

This course is a study of AC and DC electro-mechanical energy conversion devices, theory applications and control. Devices are tested and verified using electrical instruments.

3
EET-235 Programmable Controllers

Programmable Controllers

ID: EET-235

Credit Hours: 3

This course is a study of relay logic, ladder diagrams, theory of operation, and applications. Loading ladder diagrams, debugging, and trouble-shooting techniques are applied to programmable controllers.

3
EET-273 Electronics Senior Project

Electronics Senior Project

ID: EET-273

Credit Hours: 1

This course includes the construction and testing of an instructor- approved project.

1
  Total Credit Hours 68
  Estimated Cost
Financial Aid
$13,872.00
Not including fees and equipment
Semester Course ID Course Title Classroom Online Hybrid Virtual Credits
Semester 1
(15 Credit Hours)
COL-101 College Orientation

College Orientation

ID: COL-101

Credit Hours: 1

This course may include selected topics such as career planning, study skills, stress management, tutoring, group guidance, and other subjects to facilitate student success.

1
MAT-112 Precalculus

Precalculus

ID: MAT-112

Credit Hours: 5

This course includes the following topics: algebraic, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions and their graphs; analytic trigonometry; analytic geometry; and applications of trigonometry.

5
EGR-104 Engineering Technology Foundations

Engineering Technology Foundations

ID: EGR-104

Credit Hours: 3

This problem-based course introduces the student to fundamental concepts of electrical, mechanical, thermal, fluids, optical, and material systems related to engineering technology. Workplace readiness skills such as laboratory safety, communications, and teamwork are integrated into the course.

3
ENG-160 Technical Communications

Technical Communications

ID: ENG-160

Credit Hours: 3

This course is a study of various technical communications such as definitions, processes, instructions, descriptions, and technical reports.

3
Elective 3
Semester 2
(13 Credit Hours)
MET-105 Dc and Ac Electricity

Dc and Ac Electricity

ID: MET-105

Credit Hours: 4

This course covers the fundamentals of DC and AC, including resistance, current, voltage, inductive reactance, capacitive reactance, and impedance. Emphasis is placed on electrical equipment such as DC and AC motors and generators, electrical switch gears, and transformers.

4
EGT-106 Print Reading and Sketching

Print Reading and Sketching

ID: EGT-106

Credit Hours: 3

This course covers the interpretation of basic engineering drawings and sketching techniques for making multi-view pictorial representations. This course also includes an introduction to engineering technology, and an introduction to Computer Aided Design (CAD).

3
EGR-120 Engineering Computer Applications

Engineering Computer Applications

ID: EGR-120

Credit Hours: 3

This course includes the utilization of applications software to solve engineering technology problems.

3
EGR-175 Manufacturing Processes

Manufacturing Processes

ID: EGR-175

Credit Hours: 3

This course includes the processes, alternatives, and operations in the manufacturing environment.

3
Semester 3
(10 Credit Hours)
EGT-156 Intermediate Cad Applications

Intermediate Cad Applications

ID: EGT-156

Credit Hours: 3

This course builds on the fundamentals of computer-aided drafting and includes such concepts as 3D modeling and user interface customization. This course also provides the foundation for advanced computer-aided drafting concepts and applications.

3
CHM-110 College Chemistry I

College Chemistry I

ID: CHM-110

Credit Hours: 4

This is the first course in a sequence that includes the following topics: atomic and molecular structure, nomenclature and equations, properties, reactions and states of matter, stoichiometry, gas laws, solutions, and equilibria.

4
Elective 3
Semester 4
(13 Credit Hours)
ENG-165 Professional Communications

Professional Communications

ID: ENG-165

Credit Hours: 3

This course develops practical written, and oral professional communication skills. The course is oriented to current needs in industry and business, and assignments are drawn from students' majors.

3
EGR-194 Statics and Strength of Materials

Statics and Strength of Materials

ID: EGR-194

Credit Hours: 4

This course covers external and internal forces in structures and/or machines, including conditions of equilibrium, systems of force, moments of inertia and friction. It also covers the stress/strain relationships in materials.

4
EGR-170 Engineering Materials

Engineering Materials

ID: EGR-170

Credit Hours: 3

This course is a study of the properties, material behaviors, and applications of materials used in engineering structures and products.

3
Elective 3
Semester 5
(14 Credit Hours)
MET-223 Thermodynamic Systems

Thermodynamic Systems

ID: MET-223

Credit Hours: 3

This course is a study of energy movement in physical systems, the resulting variations in temperature, pressure, and volume. Emphasis is placed on mathematical characterization of cycles, interpretation and application of thermodynamic tables.

3
MET-216 Mechanics of Fluid Systems

Mechanics of Fluid Systems

ID: MET-216

Credit Hours: 3

This course is the study of the fundamentals of incompressible fluid statics and flow dynamics based on Bernoulli's principle and the conservation of mass, energy, and momentum. These principles are taught from a fluid systems standpoint.

3
MET-217 Dynamics and Kinematics

Dynamics and Kinematics

ID: MET-217

Credit Hours: 3

This course examines rigid body motion from applied forces and moments, displacement, velocity and acceleration versus mass, force, and momentum. Kinematics is introduced, with motion calculations of mechanical linkage points.

3
MET-250 Special Topics in Mechanical Technology

Special Topics in Mechanical Technology

ID: MET-250

Credit Hours: 4

This course provides a survey of mechanical technology. Topics include work, energy, fluids, fluid dynamics, fluid systems, Bernoulli's equation, open vs. closed systems, thermal power, elementary heat transfer, etc.

4
MET-240 Mechanical Senior Project

Mechanical Senior Project

ID: MET-240

Credit Hours: 1

This course includes investigations and/or advanced study in an area of specialization approved by the instructor.

1
  Total Credit Hours 65
  Estimated Cost
Financial Aid
$13,260.00
Not including fees and equipment

Careers

Engineering Technician

Engineering Technicians assist engineers in designing, testing, and improving products, systems, or infrastructure. Depending on their area of specialization — civil, electrical, mechanical, or electric vehicle — they might help prepare technical drawings, set up and run experiments, inspect project sites, or operate testing equipment. Technicians play a key role in translating engineering concepts into practical, real-world applications.

According to EMSI data as of 2025

Where Can I Work?

  • Local Industry
  • Local Government
  • Local Utility Companies

Careers

Field Service Technician

Field Service Technicians install, maintain, and repair technical equipment and systems at customer or job sites. In engineering-related fields, they may work with electrical systems, machinery, or infrastructure components — ensuring everything operates safely and efficiently. This hands-on role is ideal for graduates who enjoy troubleshooting, working with tools and technology, and solving practical engineering challenges in real-world environments.

According to EMSI data as of 2025

Where Can I Work?

  • Local Industry
  • Local Government
  • Local Utility Companies

What’s next after I complete this program?

Go directly into the workforce

Graduates of this program can obtain various positions in the local workforce depending on the specialization that they choose. 

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Academic programs count as academic credit for a certificate, diploma or degree and may transfer toward future academic endeavors at four-year colleges and universities.
Training programs can be completed in a matter of weeks or months, are focused on career training, and provide credentials and certificates needed in the specific fields of study. Coursework does not transfer.
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