This accreditation extends retroactively from October 1998. A team of visitors from ABET reviewed reports and visited Tech in Fall 1999 and critically examined the curriculum, samples of student work and department and campus facilities. They met with students, faculty and administrators. Based on their review of the program, they made a recommendation for accreditation.
Accreditation is a non-governmental, peer review process that ensures educational quality.
Educational institutions or programs volunteer to periodically undergo this review to determine if minimum criteria are being met. Accreditation verifies that an institution or program meets the criteria, ensuring a quality educational experience. ABET, established in 1932, is a federation of 28 professional engineering and technical societies representing over 1.8 million engineers, technologists, and technicians. With input from these professional societies, ABET develops the criteria used to evaluate educational programs. ABET accredits over 2300 engineering, engineering technology and engineering-related programs at some 500 colleges and universities in the United States.