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ABET in the News

ABET Considering New Environmental Engineering Program Requirements
May 16, 2013

Frank Hart Announced 2013 McGraw Award Recipient
April 22, 2013

Closing of Vehicle Engineering Program Limits Student Opportunities
The Western Front | April 2013

Questions Raised as to the Relationship Between Accreditation and Academic Freedom in International Programs
Al Fanar | April 2013

Accreditors Without Borders: Inside Higher Ed Features ABET in Article about International Accreditation
Inside Higher Ed | April 2013

ABET Accreditation Facilitates Internationalizing of Professional Education
Inside Higher Ed | March 2013

Methodology: Best Colleges Ranking Category Definitions
U.S. News & World Report | September 2011

Consider Professional Organizations as Scholarship Resources
U.S. News & World Report | August 2011

Women in STEM: A Gender Gap to Innovation
U.S. Department of Commerce | August 2011

Role of ABET Accreditation in Professional Licensure & Fire Protection Education
Fire Protection Engineering Magazine | August 2011

Worried about jobs, college women go 'geek'
The Christian Science Monitor | June 2011

Study: College Degree Is Better Investment Than Stocks, Bonds, or Gold
CBS MoneyWatch.com | June 2011

College major analysis: Engineers get highest salaries
USA TODAY | May 2011

Chrysler Group Named Among Nation's Top Supporters of Engineering Programs of Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Chrysler Group | April 2011

Global Economy Requires Global View on Accreditation (PDF)
Licensure Exchange Magazine | February 2011

Virginia Tech Diversity Program Wins National Honors
Virginia Tech University News | January 2011

Methodology: The Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
U.S. News & World Report | August 2010

ABET Facts

ABET Member Societies

Seven societies founded ABET's predecessor, the Engineers' Council for Professional Development, in 1932. Today, ABET has 32 member societies representing many disciplines.