Graduates of the industrial engineering technology program are working to solve the many problems that are encountered in manufacturing. They are involved in locating machines and equipment, moving materials efficiently, minimizing the effort of operators in performing their jobs, determining the output of work and rate of pay required for each operation, helping to write labor contracts, scheduling the production of parts and their assembly into complete products and controlling the quality of workmanship while estimating the cost of new products. In addition to these staff functions, many graduates become supervisors and managers within their companies. Opportunities for industrial engineering technology graduates in the fields of hospital and health services, banking and financial services, the transportation industry and governmental positions are also a few of the career choices.

The objective of the industrial engineering technology program is to provide a specialized education designed to prepare students primarily for technological services to management. With the assistance of local industry, the program has introduced a cooperative education option. Under the cooperative education plan, students alternate semesters of attendance at the University with semesters of relevant work experience in industry.

The industrial engineering technology program offers an integrated, four-year program leading to the Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering technology. The curriculum includes a strong emphasis on industrial engineering technology and technical courses from other related fields. Breadth is provided by courses in mathematics, natural sciences, humanities, social sciences and computers. The course of study also develops the students' communications skills.

This program is accredited as an engineering technology program by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).