Engineering Technology Education

Purdue University in West Lafayette

If you’ve always wanted to be a middle school or high school instructor and you have an affinity for STEM, the engineering technology education major might be right for you! You’ll share your knowledge of science, technology, engineering and math with students when you learn how to teach such STEM-related subjects as automation, robotics, prototyping, engineering design, construction and architecture.

The Purdue Polytechnic Institute is one of 10 academic colleges at Purdue University. The Polytechnic specializes in team-based labs where you’ll test ideas, take things apart and put them back together — only better. You’ll learn side-by-side with professors who have worked in the industry and thrive on combining theory, imagination and real-world application. In this innovative environment, you'll learn by doing — gaining deep technical knowledge and applied skills in your chosen discipline coupled with problem-solving, critical-thinking, communication and leadership skills employers desire.

Research and innovation create momentum for award-winning professor

A good professor creates a positive impact on their classroom, campus or field of study. A great professor persistently improves all three. Greg Strimel, an associate professor of technology leadership and innovation in the Purdue Polytechnic Institute, is one of those remarkably exceptional instructors.

Generating innovation at Purdue and influencing research initiatives beyond West Lafayette, Strimel has received the Charles B. Murphy Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, the university’s highest undergraduate teaching honor. This recognition comes just two years after winning the Exceptional Early Career Teaching Award in 2021.

Though Strimel did not expect to win another prestigious honor so soon, he’s quick to relate what the award means to him.

“Everything,” Strimel says. “This award means everything.

“It’s really gratifying because students have to advocate for the winner. For me, it’s all about the students – getting to work with them gives us the opportunity to build the next generation of scholars, innovators and educators.”

Engineering Technology Education, BS

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Transfer to Engineering Technology Education

Purdue admits to individual majors. Transfer students must meet Purdue's overall transfer criteria, as well as any major-specific requirements. Before you apply, check the closed programs page to confirm this major is open to transfer students. If it is, refer to the information below for major-specific transfer criteria.

Minimum GPA: 2.5

Contact Information

Director of Recruiting, Polytechnic
765-494-4935
techrecruit@purdue.edu

Purdue Polytechnic Institute

Careers in Engineering Technology Education

K-12 technology education teacher
Training and development manager
Corporate trainer
Instructional coordinator