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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many mid-size universities offer ABET-accredited engineering.[/quote]

how important is ABET? What does it do? Explain it to me like I'm 5 please, this is all new. [/quote]
ABET sets standards for engineering curriculum. ABET is important in traditional engineering fields like mechanical, civil, and electrical (electrical overlapping with computer engineering, which is different from computer science). ABET accreditation is less important in computer science.[/quote]

Of those the only one where the majority might have the ABET-associated license is civil engineering. [/quote]

NCCES.org handles the PE licensing bits, but they agree that an ABET-accredited engineering curriculum is sufficient.

A degree from an ABET accredited E School (honestly, most US E Schools are ABET accredited) matters even for folks (like me) who do not have or need a PE license.  Exceptions exist - MIT and Caltech do not bother with ABET - but they also are global top-10 engineering schools, so no one doubts that their engineering curricula meet expectations.  [/quote]

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