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Really don't take any offense and correct me if I'm wrong....
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like I said I don't take offense. I don't get offended at someone that doesn't know or understand a topic. I can educate you though.
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The major is not ABET accredited and you can not become a licensed engineer with a ENTC degree.
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All our programs are ABET:
http://etidweb.tamu.edu/whatis-history.htm
go here to read more. You are correct though, it is not a good choice for structural engineering. But yes I can become a licensed engineer with my degree. I am in the same Dwight D. Look College of Engineering you are... just under a different degree program. I can get a PE if I wanted to after this.
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With a degree in ENTC you will not ever be put in the position to make any kind of decisions with a liability.
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HAHAHA!!! Are you kidding me? We have former students as top engineers over at Cisco, Alcatel, Fujitsu, TI, Ford, Motorola, Sun, and many other WELL KNOWN companies. These guys make multi-million and some billion dollar decisions. My brother graduated ID and has 30 people working under him at Fujitsu.
And unless you own your own company... you WILL always have a boss. As a civil engineer you will have to meet codes set by the city, state, your vendor, whoever. These people pay you... they hold power. You are in a very CONTRACT oriented field. These contracts will not allow you to make decisions... they will hold you to pre-concieved ideas and specs.
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It is however, an easy major and you will come out of school making decent money...
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ENTC is not easy. Having all 4hr classes and needing 137 hrs to get out of here is NOT simple. Designing an ECU (which isn't engineering to you) is NOT simple. Designing voice/data networks for optimal traffic flows is NOT easy. Sorry you seem to think it is.
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As for software development I don't call that engineering.
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How about you walk across the street to the Bright Building and tell your Computer Science majors that... who are in the College of Engineering!!! In fact tell me when you go so I can see them laugh at you.
Just because some people don't work with blocks and stones and metal fab work doesn't mean they are engineers. Circuit design IS engineering. My building blocks are 1's and 0's... doesn't make me any less of an engineer!!!
By the way... I hope you come to the meeting. I enjoy discussions like these. We can continue them there.