Eastern Michigan University College of Technology (COT) is one of the Colleges at Eastern Michigan University

Eastern Michigan University

Eastern Michigan University is a comprehensive, co-educational public university located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Ypsilanti is west of Detroit and eight miles east of Ann Arbor. The university was founded in 1849 as Michigan State Normal School...

. The College of Technology was established in 1980 and is housed in Sill & Roosevelt Halls. The College consists of 1525 undergraduate and 452 graduate students. The College of Technology offers over 25 undergraduate and 10 graduate programs.

History

The Eastern Michigan University College of Technology was established by the board of regents in 1980. The school was the last of six schools established by the university. Today the college is housed mostly in Sill & Roosevelt Halls. Courses are offered in many other buildings throughout the Eastern Michigan University campus and at 12 off campus sites. The College consists of 1525 undergraduate and 452 graduate students, and over 50 tenure track faculty in two schools & the Military Science department. The school is known for some of its programs such as the Aviation program. The COT's aviation program is fastest-growing aviation program in the Great Lakes region.

Programs

The Eastern Michigan University College of Technology (COT) is broken down into four departments & schools. These departments and schools are the School of Technology Studies(STS), the School of Engineering Technology(SET), Military Science and Centers & Institutes.

ROTC

The ROTC program at Eastern Michigan University started on the campus in 1952. The ROTC program is part of the Military Science department in the COT. At the start of the program EMU was known as the Michigan State Normal School and had 213 freshmen enrolled in ROTC classes. Prior to the 1968-69 school year, ROTC was mandatory for all first-semester freshman males for their first two years of college and were taught in Welch Hall.

The ROTC program became fully elective in 1968. The program has been housed in Roosevelt Hall since July 1973. The facility includes a firing range. The highest enrollment into the program was in 1966 with a total of 1,856 cadets.

Aviation

The EMU Aviation program offers bachelor of science degrees in Aviation Flight Technology and in Aviation Management. Founded in 2001, EMU Aviation has about 180 students at any given time, making it the largest collegiate flight school in the southeastern Michigan and northwestern Ohio area. It is also the fastest-growing aviation program in the Great Lakes region. In 2011, EMU opened a second aviation center, The Eagle Flight Center, at Lansing, Michigan

Lansing, Michigan

Lansing is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located mostly in Ingham County, although small portions of the city extend into Eaton County. The 2010 Census places the city's population at 114,297, making it the fifth largest city in Michigan...

's Capital Region International Airport.

Paralegal Studies

The Paralegal Studies Program offers both a bachelor's and second bachelor's degree in paralegal studies. In addition, the program operates the Washtenaw County/EMU Legal Resource Center

Washtenaw County/EMU Legal Resource Center

The Washtenaw County/Eastern Michigan University Legal Resource Center is a paralegal program that provides legal assistance for persons unfamiliar with the legal system. It is jointly sponsored by Eastern Michigan University and the government of Washtenaw County, Michigan...

for members of the public, the only legal resource center in Michigan staffed by students. The program is one of fourteen in Michigan approved by the American Bar Association.