Program History
In 1952, Texas A&M University (then the Agricultural & Mechanical College of Texas) established an Industrial Technology degree program in the Department of Industrial Education, a unit of the College of Engineering.
In 1956 the Industrial Distribution degree program was founded in that same department.
In 1966, the university created the College of Education, and teacher education activities were transferred there from the Industrial Education Department.
In 1967, the department's remaining activities in the College of Engineering were renamed Engineering Technology.
At that time, the department administered four degree programs:
B.S. in Industrial Distribution
B.S. in Industrial Technology
B.S. in Engineering Technology (1975 - received TAC/ABET accreditation)
M.S. in Industrial Technology (eliminated in 1981)
In 1981, the Industrial Technology program was strengthened to become a manufacturing specialty under Engineering Technology. Consolidated, Engineering Technology was formed from three technology specialties: electronics, manufacturing and mechanical. The Industrial Distribution program remained separate.
