RIT and ABET accreditation

Parents Forum
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<p>Any engineering parents here? or Parents who have kids at RIT?</p>

<p>RIT is known as a good STEM school and I really want to consider RIT as part of my choice for college! I want to study chemical engineering. Their chemical and bio medical engineering program is relatively new and so it has not been ABET accredited yet until they graduate its first graduating class! I'm not sure how well RIT goes through ABET accreditation with other engineering majors but I want to hear from any engineering adults here and what they think if it's a good idea to pick chemical engineering at RIT.
I called their office and they told me that they will graduate its first class this year but not sure when it will be officially ABET accredited. However, they also said that it will be ABET accredited by the time I graduate(2017/2018(with coop)). But nothing is guaranteed until it is accredited for sure. </p>

<p>So... should I consider RIT?</p>

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<p>RIT is a big school with a long history in the engineering fields. I would not hesitate to consider any engineering program there.</p>

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<p>Uhhh . . . you do know what the weather is like there, right? (Yes, I KNOW this is irrelevant . . . but it won’t be if the OP ends up going to school there! ;))</p>

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<p>But It’s the ABET accreditation i’m worried about.</p>

<p>@dodgersmom: I’m going to check out RIT sometime next month so I hope I won’t be turned off by the weather.</p>

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<p>Oh sure, visit in APRIL. But don’t come back here complaining next January! :D</p>

<p>But I really wouldn’t worry about the accreditation issue if I were you. It is an established school, and if they say the program will be accredited, I’m sure it will be.</p>

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<p>Is the weather up there that bad?</p>

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<p>Yes the winter is long, cold, snowy, and dark. Just like the rest of that part of the state. Not everyone copes well with that. It is OK if you don’t want to have to deal with it. There are lots of other good engineering programs in parts of the country where the winters are not quite as, how shall I put it, grim.</p>

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<p>I’m not a fan of cold weather or any of that sort. I was only considering RIT, Syracuse and NYU poly. Since the weather can be bad, maybe I should just go to NYU.</p>

<p>Wait. off topic!</p>

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<p>Yes… :)</p>

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<p>If you are not a fan of cold weather, any school north of the Mason Dixon line is risky.</p>

<p>However gotta say…I personally think RIT and Syracuse are terrific schools. I never heard of NY Poly. You do know it gets cold in NYC too!</p>

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<p>Yes it is cold by NYU but atleast it’s in NYC lol. I’ve never been to RIT or syracuse area and probably never experienced really risky snow storms and what not… Now when I think about it, maybe it’s not a good idea to go up there. But I really want to consider RIT because of the school. Would syracuse be any better in terms of weather? Probably not right?</p>

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<p>Abet is a joke. I was on a committee involved in getting a university engineering program accredited. I work with a lot of people who went to RIT and they do well. It’s a good school.</p>

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<p>Rochester and Syracuse get very similar weather. When it snows in one , it often snows in the other. </p>

<p>We know grads of both schools. They LOVED these colleges and the weather was not a problem.</p>

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<p>S attends RIT, and just got home for the weekend. Yes, it is cold… they received 6" of snow this week… welcome to spring in Upstate NY! The engineering program there is a great fit for him, and he is happy with his choice of schools. </p>

<p>I believe that they are set to graduate the first group of Chem Engineers within the next year and expect to receive their ABET accreditation at that point. If you are just applying as a freshman, it shouldn’t be an issue for you since graduation would still be 5 years away.</p>

<p>As far as Syracuse, it’s just moving about 90 minutes around Lake Ontario. Same weather, maybe <em>slightly</em> less lake effect snow. Not enough to effect school choice imo.</p>

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<p>I know RIT/ Roc pretty well. To everyone complaining about Rochester’s weather – it’s annoying at times, but it’s actually not that <em>cold</em> (i.e. no negative temperatures). You get lots of snow, that’s for sure but it usually melts, if not by the end of the day, in the next two days. They plow the roads frequently and RIT does have some cool hangouts.</p>

<p>Mind you, this is coming from someone born in a very warm country!</p>

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<p>Weather aside, RIT is very good for engineering and has a cool co-op program, so on that front – I think there should be no issue.</p>

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<p>i asked my friend who goes to RIT and he said it can be really bad up there and it’s definitely 7 degrees colder than NYC and you might not feel your feet when it’s extremely cold and wished to stay in NYC if it wasn’t for his favorable major. He feels that for the major he wanted, he was better off at RIT</p>

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<p>Yes, but how often do engineers really use their feet . . . ?</p>

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<p>Hmm what happens if engineers would want to go out and have fun or at least walk to corner stores/ shops? Waiting at the bus stop for a bus in the cold is not fun.</p>

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<p>I’m certain they’ll have no problem getting their accreditation. It’s a school with a very good reputation. Most likely the only time you would have an issue with the ABET is if you end up at some job that requires a PE license. I’m fairly certain many if not most chem engineers work without a license. But it doesn’t matter anyway because by the time you qualify to take the exam I’m sure they’ll have the accreditation.</p>