About the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology

The NIU College of Engineering and Engineering Technology (CEET) provides affordable access to a world-class engineering education. Our fully accredited programs emphasize hands-on experience, with small classes taught by experienced, dedicated faculty that help a diverse array of students explore and ignite their passions in bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs.

We immerse our students in research and problem-solving in a range of fields. Over the past four decades, we have graduated nearly 14,000 students with bachelor's and graduate degrees and empowered them to pursue their career dreams. Complemented by close partnerships with well over 100 companies, our personalized approach leads to a near-perfect job placement rate after graduation.

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History

Established in 1985 and with our first classes in spring 1986, our roots are in NIU's industrial arts program, which taught such skills as woodwork, metalwork, book binding and printing in the early 1900s. As industrial technology advanced, class offerings expanded. Engineering and technology departments continued to grow.

CEET has garnered national and international recognition for its programs and the college maintains accreditation from the Accreditation Board for Engineering (ABET) and Technology and the Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering (ATMAE). In 1995, the $43 million, 125,000-square-foot Engineering Building opened.

Today, the college continues to benefit the community while offering top-tier instruction. By connecting students with training and research opportunities in the area, we play a vital role in local economic development.

Inclusive Excellence

At the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology, we recognize that our strength emerges from the diversity of our faculty, students and staff. We know that when we bring together a variety of backgrounds, beliefs, opinions and life experiences along with inter-disciplinary engineering knowledge and skills, we strive to coalesce the creativity required to solve the most complex challenges.

Some of the student organizations that represent our diverse student cohorts (and are open to all students) include:

• National Society of Black Engineers
• Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
• Society of Women Engineers
• Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers

CEET core values include initiatives that focus on:

• Building on transparency and shared governance
• Promoting equity, participation and belonging
• Promoting professional ethical conduct

Accreditation

Learn more about our accreditation.