Eastern Michigan University College of Technology

Eastern Michigan University College of Technology
Established 1980
Dean Morell Boone
Location Ypsilanti, MI, U.S.
Nickname COT
Website EMU COT

Eastern Michigan University College of Technology (COT) is one of the Colleges at Eastern Michigan University. The College of Technology was established in 1980 and is housed in Sill & Roosevelt Halls. The College consists of 1525 undergraduate and 452 graduate students. The College of Technology offers over 25 undergraduate and 10 graduate programs.[1]

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History

The Eastern Michigan University College of Technology was established by the board of regents in 1980. The school was the last of six schools established by the university. Today the college is housed mostly in Sill & Roosevelt Halls. Courses are offered in many other buildings throughout the Eastern Michigan University campus and at 12 off campus sites. The College consists of 1525 undergraduate and 452 graduate students, and over 50 tenure track faculty in two schools & the Military Science department. The school is known for some of its programs such as the Aviation program. The COT's aviation program is fastest-growing aviation program in the Great Lakes region.[2]

Programs

The Eastern Michigan University College of Technology (COT) is broken down into four departments & schools. These departments and schools are the School of Technology Studies(STS), the School of Engineering Technology(SET), Military Science and Centers & Institutes.

Aviation

The EMU Aviation program offers bachelor of science degrees in Aviation Flight Technology and in Aviation Management. Founded in 2001, EMU Aviation has about 180 students at any given time, making it the largest collegiate flight school in the southeastern Michigan and northwestern Ohio area. It is also the fastest-growing aviation program in the Great Lakes region.[2] In 2011, EMU opened a second aviation center, The Eagle Flight Center, at Lansing, Michigan's Capital Region International Airport.[3]

Paralegal Studies

The Paralegal Studies Program offers both a bachelor's and second bachelor's degree in paralegal studies.[4] In addition, the program operates the Washtenaw County/EMU Legal Resource Center for members of the public, the only legal resource center in Michigan staffed by students.[5] The program is one of fourteen in Michigan approved by the American Bar Association.[6]

Polymers and coatings

In the fall of 2009, the The Eastern Michigan University College of Technology established the Polymers and coating program.[7]. In 2009, the Polymers and Coating program was the third program established in the United States. Today the program is of four Polymers and coating programs in the United States. [8] American engineer, John Texter is a professor for the program.

ROTC

The ROTC program at Eastern Michigan University started on the campus in 1952. The ROTC program is part of the Military Science department in the COT. At the start of the program EMU was known as the Michigan State Normal School and had 213 freshmen enrolled in ROTC classes. Prior to the 1968-69 school year, ROTC was mandatory for all first-semester freshman males for their first two years of college and were taught in Welch Hall.[9]

The ROTC program became fully elective in 1968. The program has been housed in Roosevelt Hall since July 1973. The facility includes a firing range. The highest enrollment into the program was in 1966 with a total of 1,856 cadets.[9]

Notes

  1. ^ "College Of Technology - Eastern Michigan Univeristy". Emich.edu. http://www.emich.edu/cot/. Retrieved 2011-06-16. 
  2. ^ a b "Aviation program growing setting records", Eastern Echo, 2010-05-17, http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2010/05/aviation_program_growing_setting_records, retrieved 2010-05-23 
  3. ^ , WLNS, 2011-07-06, http://www.wlns.com/story/15034708/new-flight-school-lands-in-mid-michigan title=New Flight School Lands In Mid-Michigan, retrieved 2011-07-09 
  4. ^ "Eastern Michigan University Paralegal Studies Program". Eastern Michigan University. http://www.emich.edu/cot/progsites/paralegal/index.htm. Retrieved 2010-04-05. 
  5. ^ "Focus EMU Online: Feature Story". Emich.edu. 2004-09-14. http://www.emich.edu/focus_emu/091404/legalresourcecenter.html. Retrieved 2011-06-16. 
  6. ^ "ABA Approved Paralegal Education Programs: Michigan". http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/paralegals/directory/mi.html. Retrieved 2010-04-05. 
  7. ^ [extended.emich.edu/uploadedFiles/Template.../NC%20Catalog%20F09.pdf "COT PC program 2009"]. COT PC program 2009. extended.emich.edu/uploadedFiles/Template.../NC%20Catalog%20F09.pdf. Retrieved 30 December 2011. 
  8. ^ "COT Polymers and Coating Programs". COT Polymers and Coating Programs. http://www.emich.edu/aboutemu/profile/fastfacts.php. Retrieved 30 December 2011. 
  9. ^ a b "A Proud History-A Bright Future". Armyrotc.com. 1971-06-22. http://armyrotc.com/edu/easternmi/history.htm. Retrieved 2011-06-16.