NTU environmental engineering students design systems that manage and clean municipal water supplies.

Navajo Technical University (NTU) was recently granted extended ABET accreditation for its advanced manufacturing engineering technology, chemical engineering technology, electrical engineering, engineering technology, industrial engineering, and information technology programs. The accreditation recognizes and ensures that the programs meet industry standards required of all graduates entering the workforce. The university continues strengthening its programs and actively seeks more accreditations for its computer science, environmental, and mechanical engineering programs.

“We have been eagerly building our technical programs that produce students who not only graduate with degrees but also attain the most current knowledge needed in all areas of STEM,” said Dr. Casmir Agbaraji, NTU’s dean of undergraduate studies. “NTU’s engineering and hard sciences are significant to our institution as they are proactive in research and improvements in our Navajo communities.”

For any university, ABET accreditation is the hallmark of quality and high standards for its engineering or STEM programs. In 2018, the university first obtained ABET accreditation for its electrical and industrial engineering programs, extending retroactively to 2015. The programs have seen much interest and continue to play an extensive role as the university’s top programs.

In 2029, the university will continue to seek more accreditations for its computer science, environmental engineering, and mechanical engineering programs. As the engineering programs grow, students participate in community activities that also provide them with hands-on projects. Students from the environmental sciences took part in a research project on pinon jaybird flocks.

The ABET accreditation ensures that students in the engineering and technology programs at NTU are gaining the industry standards necessary to prepare for STEM fields and the workforce. NTU continues to improve its STEM fields where students can gain hands-on and theoretical applications. The university offers 40 STEM programs and three graduate degrees in engineering and technology.