Program Overview
If you have the creative ambition to design and build the world of tomorrow, then our bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering Technology can get you ready to join the game in as little as three years — or, in as few as 18 months if you enter the program with an associate degree in the discipline.
Build upon the fundamentals learned in the associate degree program. This specialization builds your knowledge base of architectural design, engineering, and building science.
The program focuses on advanced design theory topics, structural engineering using wood, steel, masonry, concrete, advanced environmental and mechanical systems, green technology application, site planning, contracts and specifications, and construction law.
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The Civil Engineering Technology programs, at both the associate and bachelor’s levels, prepare students to become integral members of the engineering and construction team. You’ll earn the degree with a mindset to give back to the community as professionals.
The program emphasizes the practical application of construction technology and engineering principles, and more. Universities like ours aim to create career-focused programs. We instill a passion for learning and aim at transforming students into industry leaders.
We have programs that focus on student life, campus experiences, and more. We help our students find their career interests and become professionals.
The program graduates will design, engineer, analyze, and supervise buildings and infrastructure projects such as roadways, bridges, and environmental facilities.
As an integral member of the team, a civil engineering technologist must have the ability to create structures that will answer the economic, safety, technical, and aesthetic requirements of a project, both on-site and off-site.
This program allows students to develop the necessary abilities for a successful career. An engineering technology degree focuses on the fundamentals of civil engineering and design, all within the scientific and technical aspects of materials, soils, planning, surveying, structures, environmental systems, and construction.
The program instills within students a sense of professionalism and a desire to serve and contribute to society. They will learn the career-specific language, improve their communication skills, and work with purpose. The college means to act as a support system and help students learn skills relevant for gaining work experience.
The bachelor’s degree program helps students build upon the fundamentals of engineering studied in the associate degree and is firmly based upon the study and practical application of advanced concepts of engineering, technology, and building sciences.
Students will study structural design using wood, steel, and concrete, fluid mechanics, soil mechanics, foundation design, transportation design, quality control, scheduling, planning, estimating, and construction law in the bachelor’s program.
The program culminates with an independent Senior Thesis course. In this final term, students must demonstrate their understanding of and ability to utilize and synthesize the technical and engineering skills they developed throughout their New England Tech experience.
Graduates of the CET bachelor’s degree can seek employment in a wide range of civil engineering and construction opportunities or choose to continue into the NEIT Master of Science degree in Engineering Management or Construction Management.
Potential Career Opportunities
A Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering Technology (CET) trains you for jobs in the construction industry. The degree even prepares you for the industry’s financial, management, and business sectors.
Campus training and coursework will prepare you with the skills needed for the following high-ticket jobs like:
The profession will grow at a steady rate over the years.
Education in civil engineering would mean you’d be ready to work on a city’s infrastructure and general look. This degree focuses on practical and structural development. Aside from excellent job prospects, you’d be playing an important role in developing societies (quite literally).
Civil Engineering Specialist
Project Surveyor
Urban and Regional Planner
Building Services Engineer
Engineering Geologist
Sustainability Consultant
FAQ
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What can I do with a Civil Engineering Technology degree?
This degree prepares you to work in the field of construction. There are many related jobs, including but not limited to, building control surveyors, CAD technicians, design engineers, structural engineers, nuclear power plant engineers, and water engineers.
You can work as a contracted civil engineer, too. You could also become a consultant and find opportunities as a construction manager, a fire risk assessor, and a building services engineer.
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Can you become an engineer with an Engineering Technology degree?
After a few years of experience, an engineering technologist can work as an engineer. An engineering technologists’ primary job is to assist engineers and view the proposed engineering solutions’ practicality. Students with an engineering technology degree can work in product design, testing, product improvement, and fabrication.
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What can I do with a bachelor’s in Civil Engineering Technology?
You can look for jobs in the technology field or continue with your master’s with similar majors. For example, if you have a bachelor’s in Civil Engineering Technology, you can work as civil engineering specialists, project surveyors, urban and regional planners.
Most companies look for individuals with hands-on experience in the related technical field. It is often recommended to gain a few years of work experience and then decide whether you’d like to pursue your master’s degree.