(EMAILWIRE.COM, January 30, 2012 ) Phoenix, Arizona -- Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University was recognized by the US News and World Report for the innovation and quality of its online engineering education online program.

US News and World Report conducted national rankings of various educational institutions in different categories. According to the rankings, the online engineering program being conducted by the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University landed on the number two spot. This was for the category of quality of technological resources and accessibility of technical support and academic advertisement for students.

Readers should note that schools and online academic programs take on different ranks and positions depending on the many different categories that US News and World Report has used. The ASU’s Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering fared well but wasn’t at the head of the pack in other categories such as faculty credentials and student accreditation and engagement. The online engineering program from Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering was ranked number 16 with regard to accreditation and ranked 17 in faculty credentials.

Landing on the 16th or 17th or any of the top 20 positions is not actually a bad post to take. US News and World Report gathered their information from more than 250 colleges, universities, and other educational institutions that offer graduate programs in engineering. All of the 250 educational institutions that were considered in the US News and World Report were accredited by the technology education and engineering accreditation board ABET. The rankings that the Arizona State University online engineering education program garnered puts it in a good position rubbing elbows with the prominent colleges and universities in the land that also offers engineering courses.

What the Program Offers

ASU’s online engineering education program is only ten years old and the rankings it has attained so far describe how much it has improved through the years. Ira A. Fulton officials say that they placed a huge emphasis on making their web-based engineering program more accessible to working professionals. The idea is to ensure that those who sign up for the said program will get the skills and knowledge that are in the demand.

Some of the online degree programs provided Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering include engineering science, materials science and engineering, electrical engineering, reliability and statistical engineering, systems engineering, modeling and simulation, quality engineering, industrial engineering, and embedded systems. Students who take part in the program can select academic certificate programs at the graduate level and master’s degree programs. A total of 85 faculty members will facilitate the ASU online engineering program fulltime. Currently, there are 350 students enrolled from the United States and other parts of the world.

Students who have taken part in the classes say that they appreciated the high quality of the resources that were provided to them as well as the caliber of the professors who facilitated the different available courses. One of the highly appreciated features of the program was the opportunity given to students to substitute different courses that are better related to their professions or that suit their interests.

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