Engineering Education and Practice in the United States -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 The History of Technical Institutes -- ACCREDITATION -- ASSOCIATIONS -- DEVELOPMENT OF THE JUNIOR COLLEGE. -- CONTINUED DATA COLLECTION -- 2 Engineering Technology and Industrial Technology -- DEFINITIONS -- SECONDARY SCHOOL PREPARATION -- RECOMMENDATIONS. -- 3 Engineering Technology and Engineering -- SIMILARITIES -- DIFFERENCES -- TRANSFER OPPORTUNITIES -- RECOMMENDATIONS. -- 4 Engineering Technology Education -- GRADUATE STUDY -- Teacher Preparation -- Level of Graduate Study -- ASSOCIATE AND BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMS. -- Standardization of Curricula -- Class and Laboratory Hours -- STUDENT CHAPTERS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- 5 Cooperative Education and Engineering Technology. -- FEDERAL ASSISTANCE -- FUTURE FEDERAL FUNDING -- CO-OP PROGRAMS IN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION -- CONCERNS FOR THE FUTURE -- RECOMMENDATIONS. -- 6 Accreditation, Certification, and Licensing -- ACCREDITATION AND RECOGNITION OF QUALITY -- LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- 7 Manpower Considerations. -- ENROLLMENT -- DEGREES -- INSTITUTIONS AND PROGRAMS -- RECOMMENDATION -- 8 The Impact of High Technology. -- EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND HIGH-TECH EQUIPMENT -- LACK OF SOFTWARE -- HIGH-TECH LAB EQUIPMENT PROBLEMS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- 9 Allocating Resources for Engineering Technology Education. -- PLANNING -- BASES FOR RESOURCE ALLOCATION -- LOW-TECHNOLOGY AREAS -- Precision Measurement -- Welding. -- Foundry -- Building Construction-Carpentry -- Internal Combustion Engines -- HIGH-TECHNOLOGY AREAS -- Printed Circuits. -- Physics Laboratory -- Computer Center Facilities -- Computer Hardware Technology -- Numerically Controlled Machining -- CONCLUSIONS. -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- Notes.