Contacts:

Tom Isaacs,
Department Chair and Associate Professor
Davis Hall, Community and Technical College
WVU Tech, Montgomery, WV 25136
Phone: (304) 442-3169
E-mail: tisaacs@wvutech.edu

Mr. Tom Minnich,
Division Director
Engineering Technology/Industrial Technology
218 Davis Hall, Community and Technical College
WVU Tech, Montgomery, WV 25136
Phone: (304) 442-3098
E-mail: tminnich@wvutech.edu

Mechanical Engineering Technology, A.S.

Employers

  • Virginia Power - maintenance dispatcher
  • Ferguson Inc. - project manager
  • Elkem Metals - tapper
  • Amoco - engineer
  • Engines Inc. - supervisor
  • Case Construction - site foreman
  • Henry Mine Services - engineer/sales
  • Walker Machinery - service advisor
  • Massey Energy - maintenance Planner
  • SMK Techonologies - process engineer

Job Market

  • About 771,000 Eng. Tech jobs as of 1998.
  • Job market is increasing between 10% - 20% between 1998 and 2008.
  • Increased use of advanced technologies is requiring a smarter worker/technician.
  • Jobs availability varies from region to region and the specialization sought.