Industry, community colleges, FLATE, and the Florida Department of Education partnered to produce the Engineering Technology A.S. Degree Program. It has 3 major components: (I) general education; (II) an ET technical core (ET Core); and (III) specialization tracts that address regional industry needs.
MSSC credential aligned ET Degree
Engineering Technology Degree Alignment to Industry Validated Credentials
The Florida Department of Education, in partnership with CareerSource Florida, review industry credentials and produce a list of approved industry credentials. These approved credentials are short term certificates that are part of an academic degree program.
Florida's Engineering Technology Degree's core curriculum (ET Core) aligns with the Manufacturing Skills Standards Council Certified Production Technician (MSSC-CPT) national certification. The statewide articulation agreement provides 15 credit hours of the ET Core for anyone enrolling in the degree program and having a current CPT credential. Therefore, anyone in the country who holds a valid MSSC-CPT credential can graduate with the A.S. Engineering Technology degree after completing 45 instead of the required 60 credit hours.
ET Statewide Articulation Agreement - the Statewide Agreement was first approved on Feb 27, 2008 by the Articulation Committee of the FLDOE as the first such statewide agreement in Florida. Colleges awarding the ET Degree had previously approved it. All future adopters of the ET Degree are bound by this agreement, which is reviewed annually by the FLDOE.
“The AS/AAS Engineering Technology Degree represents a breath of fresh air for our College. With it and the direct help from FLATE we are able to respond to a local industry (Lockheed Martin, PorPoly Manufacturing) in an effective fashion. Frankly, our response to their needs would not have really met their needs if FLATE had not been there to help.”
— C. R. Dassance, President Central Florida Community College
ET Degree Pathways Diagram
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