At Stark State, you’ll learn how to create and test the engines, tools, machinery and equipment people use every day. Our mechanical engineering technology degree can put you on the path to an in-demand and good-paying job. If you’re interested in continuing your education, we have transfer opportunities to put you on the path to earning your bachelor’s degree.
Major code: 4050 Business, Engineering, and Information Technologies Division Engineering Technology Department
The catalog in force is assigned to students based on the academic year they first applied to the college, and changes only when students change their major or request the change in writing. Refer to Policy No. 3357:15-13-28.
2026-27 Catalog
Effective Summer 2026
Some courses listed within the program may require a prerequisite or co-requisite.
Pre/Co-requisites will be listed within each course hyperlink below.
Refer to Policy No. 3357:15-13-04 and 3357:15-13-05
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Technical | ||
| DET121 | Engineering Drawing | 3 |
| MET124 | Statics and Strength of Materials | 4 |
| MET221 | Advanced Strength of Materials | 2 |
| MET222 | Fluid Power | 4 |
| MET223 | Dynamics | 2 |
| MET225 | Manufacturing Processes | 3-4 |
| or AIT122 | Machine Tools | |
| MET226 | Technical Project - Mechanical and Design | 2 |
| MET227 | Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer | 3 |
| MET228 | Machine Design | 4 |
| EST230 | Electrical Circuits and Devices | 4 |
| Non-technical | ||
| SSC101 | Student Success Seminar | 1 |
| DET125 | Basic AutoCAD | 3 |
| DET230 | AutoCAD Inventor with 3D Printing and Scanning | 3 |
| or DET126 | Customizing AutoCAD | |
| ENG124 | College Composition | 3 |
| ENG221 | Technical Report Writing | 3 |
| ITD122 | Computer Applications for Professionals | 3 |
| MET123 | Material Science | 3 |
| MTH135 | Precalculus 1 | 5 |
| PHY121 | College Physics I with Algebra (lab) | 4 |
| Select one (1) Arts & Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 62-63 | |
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A student may take MTH125 College Algebra and MTH130 Trigonometry over two semesters to satisfy this requirement.
Students completing this degree may be eligible to also receive a Mechanical Engineering Technology – Machine Design Career Enhancement Certificate (4056) and a Mechanical Engineering Technology – Mechanical Power Career Enhancement Certificate (4057).
Full-time Student Advising Notes
Academic Advising
Students should make an appointment to see their advisor before registering for classes each semester. They should have prepared a completed registration form, including courses they wish to take, prior to this meeting.
Course Sequence
The semester-by-semester listing below provides the normal scheduling option for full-time associate degree students who plan to finish in two years.
| First Semester | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| SSC101 | Student Success Seminar | 1 |
| DET121 | Engineering Drawing | 3 |
| ENG124 | College Composition | 3 |
| MET123 | Material Science | 3 |
| MTH135 | Precalculus 1 | 5 |
| ITD122 | Computer Applications for Professionals | 3 |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| DET125 | Basic AutoCAD | 3 |
| MET124 | Statics and Strength of Materials | 4 |
| MET225 or AIT122 |
Manufacturing Processes or Machine Tools |
3-4 |
| PHY121 | College Physics I with Algebra (lab) | 4 |
| Hours | 14-15 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| DET230 or DET126 |
AutoCAD Inventor with 3D Printing and Scanning or Customizing AutoCAD |
3 |
| MET221 | Advanced Strength of Materials | 2 |
| MET222 | Fluid Power | 4 |
| MET228 | Machine Design | 4 |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| EST230 | Electrical Circuits and Devices | 4 |
| MET223 | Dynamics | 2 |
| MET226 | Technical Project - Mechanical and Design | 2 |
| MET227 | Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer | 3 |
| ENG221 | Technical Report Writing | 3 |
| Arts Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Total Hours | 62-63 | |
Arts & Humanities Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENG233 | British Literature: Medieval to 1785 | 3 |
| ENG234 | British Literature: 1785 to Present | 3 |
| ENG236 | American Literature: Colonial to 1865 | 3 |
| ENG237 | American Literature: 1865 to Present | 3 |
| HIS121 | United States History I to 1877 | 3 |
| HIS122 | United States History II from 1877 | 3 |
| PHL122 | Ethics | 3 |
Program Learning Outcomes
This program is designed to prepare students to demonstrate the following learning outcomes:
- Prepare sketches, drawings, layouts, and analyze proposed equipment components and cost and practical value of design.
- Understand the mechanical principles involving design, tolerance, stress, strain, friction, and vibration.
- Test equipment and materials for recommending design changes, improving performance, or eliminating production problems.
- Conduct projects, record and represent data, analyze results, and prepare formal reports.