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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Everyone keeps mentioning ABET-accredited schools, which I doubt 99% of any kids applying to college ever check.

I assume any school worth $.02 is ABET-accredited...correct?  I assume there are hundreds of schools in this category.[/quote]

Have not counted them, but probably most decent engineering programs will be ABET accredited.

If a engineering program is not ABET accredited and the school is not MIT or Caltech or Stanford (or similar) then student should go somewhere else. It is an easy check to make. [/quote]

Is there an example of a school that anyone has realistically ever heard of that is not ABET-accredited?[/quote]

Washington & Lee is not accredited.  https://www.wlu.edu/academics/areas-of-study/engineering[/quote]

They seem to indicate that they are not accredited by design.  They also list what would appear to be good job outcomes, but who knows.

Accreditation
Throughout the history of our engineering program, we have not sought accreditation through the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). This decision is rooted in our desire to provide our students with a broad range of courses in engineering while allowing students the flexibility to focus on their interests. Though our objectives are in harmony with accredited engineering programs, we believe it is our student-centered approach that affords majors the unique foundation upon which they build success after graduation.

Outcomes
Employment: UTC Aerospace Systems, Clark Construction, Raytheon, Turner Construction Company, National Grid, Whiting-Turner Construction Company, Apptech Solutions and Space-X.

Graduate School: Carnegie Mellon, UC Berkeley, University of Virginia, Northwestern University, Columbia University, Georgia Tech, University of Tennessee, Virginia Tech and Vanderbilt University.

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