Alumni Success Stories
At Pitt-Johnstown we prepare our graduates to enter productive and exciting careers. We list here just a few of our success stories:
Dream Jobs
Engineering is not simply "A Dilbert-like Career in an Office Cube." How about:Studying Penguins in AntarcticaWatching Shooting Stars in the South PacificTracking Robots through the AmazonYes ... This is Engineering. Read about ten engineers and their remarkable careers here ... in the IEEE Spectrum. IEEE stands for the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers; it is the international professional organization for Electrical Engineers and is the largest professional organization in the world. IEEE Spectrum is a monthly magazine published by the IEEE.Interested in pursuing electrical, electronics, or computer engineering, but don’t know where to start? The IEEE provides information here.
Engineering is not simply "A Dilbert-like Career in an Office Cube." How about:
Yes ... This is Engineering. Read about ten engineers and their remarkable careers here ... in the IEEE Spectrum.
IEEE stands for the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers; it is the international professional organization for Electrical Engineers and is the largest professional organization in the world. IEEE Spectrum is a monthly magazine published by the IEEE.
Interested in pursuing electrical, electronics, or computer engineering, but don’t know where to start? The IEEE provides information here.
UPJ - EET Graduates Secure Professional Positions
Presented below is a summary of the successes of our graduates in their quest to enter the world of Professional Engineering. Job search outcomes are detailed for the last few years.Career Update - March 13, 2008 - Graduating Class of 2008It's seven weeks before Commencement. This May, fourteen students will graduate from Pitt-Johnstown with Bachelor of Science Degrees in Electrical Enginering Technology. As of mid March, twelve (86%) of the graduating seniors have already accepted entry level positions at average salaries of $54,000.Update - April 10, 2008 - Thirteen of fourteen graduates are now employed! One is "still looking" and being selective.Update - May 29, 2008 - Fourteen of fourteen graduates are now employed!Update - June 01, 2008 - Two students graduated in December of 2008. In spite of the difficult economic times, both secured entry level engineering positions within a few months of graduation. Career Update - April 25, 2009 - Graduating Class of 2009This year's cohort of graduating EET students will include:Two students graduating in April, andEight students graduating in December - many delayed their graduation by participating in the University's Co-op Program.Both April graduates secured entry level Electrical Engineering positions before graduation. This was accomplished in spite of continuing sluggishness in both the economy and employment market.
Presented below is a summary of the successes of our graduates in their quest to enter the world of Professional Engineering. Job search outcomes are detailed for the last few years.
Career Update - March 13, 2008 - Graduating Class of 2008
It's seven weeks before Commencement. This May, fourteen students will graduate from Pitt-Johnstown with Bachelor of Science Degrees in Electrical Enginering Technology. As of mid March, twelve (86%) of the graduating seniors have already accepted entry level positions at average salaries of $54,000.
Update - April 10, 2008 - Thirteen of fourteen graduates are now employed! One is "still looking" and being selective.
Update - May 29, 2008 - Fourteen of fourteen graduates are now employed!
Update - June 01, 2008 - Two students graduated in December of 2008. In spite of the difficult economic times, both secured entry level engineering positions within a few months of graduation.
Career Update - April 25, 2009 - Graduating Class of 2009
This year's cohort of graduating EET students will include:
Both April graduates secured entry level Electrical Engineering positions before graduation. This was accomplished in spite of continuing sluggishness in both the economy and employment market.
