Welcome to the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology (ECET) program at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. The program offers students both two-year (associate degree) in Electrical Engineering Technology and four-year (bachelor degree) programs in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology to prepare students for employment in a world that is dependent on electrical systems and technologies for all aspects of everyday life.

Our program emphasizes a "hands-on" approach to learning the fundamentals of electrical engineering and technology. Nearly every class offered in the curriculum has a laboratory associated with it. The intent is to merge the lecture and lab together such that information from one source supports the other. 

The ECET faculty feel strongly that students learn and retain more when lecture material is verified by observation and analysis of a circuit or system built by the student in the lab. In addition, all bachelor degree students are offered a senior design project that enables the student to work on industrial projects prior to graduation.

The faculty in the ECET program have varied expertise and interests. However, all are committed to providing first-rate instruction. Both lectures and labs are taught by the same faculty member, which provides a continuity of information between the lecture and laboratory.

In addition, the faculty are continuously involved in externally sponsored projects or research to maintain their technical expertise as technology advances. By staying active in the field, the faculty can provide students with the latest innovations and trends in electrical engineering and technology.

Graduates of the ECET program have been rewarded with excellent positions in industry. Graduates from the previous year had a nearly 100 percent placement rate. In other words, just about all our graduates got a job! Preliminary numbers for this year's class show similar results.

The ECET program at Behrend has bright days ahead. We are continuously striving to improve what we do, such that the student obtains the very best education and becomes a valued contributor to any company he or she joins. Feel free to browse through the rest of our Web site to learn more about the ECET program. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact either myself or another faculty member.

Mr. David Loker
Program Chair
Office Phone: 814 898-6478
E-mail:  drl3@psu.edu