Baker College’s Flint campus granted reaccreditation for bachelor’s mechanical engineering program

The Baker College Bachelor of Science degree program in mechanical engineering offered at the Flint campus has been granted reaccreditation by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. The program has been accredited since 2002.

ABET accredits post-secondary programs in applied science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology and is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

“ABET accreditation demonstrates a program’s commitment to providing its students with the highest quality education,” said Wen Hemingway, MBA, CTP, Baker College of Flint president. “This reaccreditation is testament to the dedication of our engineering professionals — who continuously improve Baker College curriculum – and our staff and students, and to the leadership of College of Engineering Dean Dr. Anca Sala.”

A key element of reaccreditation is the requirement that programs continuously improve the education provided. As part of this requirement, measurable goals are set for students and graduates; assessments of success in reaching those goals are designed, conducted and evaluated; and future program decisions are made based on the results.

Accreditation is a voluntary, peer-review process that requires programs to undergo comprehensive, periodic evaluations typically lasting 18 months. The evaluations are conducted by teams of volunteer professionals working in industry, government, higher education and private practice within the ABET disciplines. They focus on eight criteria: students, program educational objectives, student outcomes, continuous improvement, curriculum, faculty, facilities and institutional support.

In addition to providing a structured mechanism for colleges and universities to improve their programs, ABET accreditation helps students and their parents choose quality programs, enables employers and graduate schools to recruit graduates they know are well prepared, and is used by registration, licensure and certification boards to screen applicants.

Baker College’s Jackson campus is in the process of gaining accreditation for its new mechanical engineering Bachelor of Science degree program.

For more information about Baker College engineering programs, contact Kevin Pnacek in the admissions office at 810.766.4000 or kevin.pnacek@baker.edu or visit www.baker.edu.

The largest private college in Michigan, Baker College is a not-for-profit higher education institution accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Founded in 1911, Baker College grants doctoral, master’s, bachelor’s and associate degrees, as well as certificates in diverse academic fields including business, health sciences, engineering, information technology, education and human services. Baker College has on-ground campuses in Michigan and Pennsylvania, and offers online programs that can be completed 100 percent online without ever visiting a campus. In 2016, the Online Learning Consortium recognized Baker College Online with the OLC Quality Scorecard Exemplary Endorsement, the highest ranking for online higher education programs. For information, visit www.baker.edu or follow Baker College on Twitter, @bakercollege, or on Facebook, www.facebook.com/bakercollege.

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