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University of Central Florida

Department of Engineering Technology

Transitional Phase-Out Information

This is not an official UCF site. Information contained here is simply to assist in answering all the questions that have been posted by students, staff, and faculty of all departments.

This page will be used to provide news and information to students, staff, and faculty of the Engineering Technology Department at the University of Central Florida. This program is currently facing a 2 year program phase-out starting in August 2009. This phase-out is not curently approved by the Board of Trustees, but is a recommendation from the University Administration to the BOT. Answer to all questions that have been asked about this will be answered here - in the case where the University has issued a statement with this information, there will be a referral to that site.

Information on the Migration to Daytona State University

Student information will be available at the Advanced Technology College web site - http://www.advancedtechcollege.org/

News Media Information on the Program

Initial Information

The official press release for the proposed phase-out can be found at

http://news.ucf.edu/UCFnews/index?page=article&id=00240041037381429012136c33d79006600

The Orlando Sentinel Article on the closures is at http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/education/orl-ucf-program-cuts-060509,0,1772001.story

What Programs are Affected?

Admissions to the following programs have been halted.

Bachelor of Science Engineering Technology

Bachelor of Science of Electrical Engineering Technology

Bachelor of Science Information System Technology

Master of Science Technology

The MS Digital Forensics will be picked up by Computer Science Department and the two tracks will be combined into a single track..

How many students are affected?

There are currently 563 students affected. We are compiling stats on how many students will be able to complete their program of study and how many will not. We are working through these numbers and will post ASAP.

Sorry I have not had time to fill these out in detail; the teach out plan will allow 160 of 563 undergraduate students to graduate. This will require many part time students to take a full-time load.

What is the basis of this decision?

The announced decision is based on a potential financial savings, actual numbers of revenue and cost are being compiled and are reported below,

Tuition Revenue

Semester	Undergraduate SCH	Undergraduate Rate	Graduate SCH	Graduate Rate	Total Tuition Revenue
Spring 2009	4323	$131.58	222	$201.54	$613,562
Fall 2008	4601		78		$621,120
Summer 2008	1762		12		$234,262
Spring 2008	4342		69		$585,226
Fall 2007	4250		3		$559,820
Summer 2007	1284				$168,949
Spring 2007	4182		3		$550,872

Summary

Year	Tuition Revenue	Research Revenue	Department Expenses
2008	$1.44 M	$1.55 M	$1.7 M
2007	$1.28 M	$0.44 M	$1.7 M

The program does not operate at a financial loss, and actually turns a slight positive based on the calculations of the department. I am trying to gather information from the University administration and will post this as they respond.

What will happen to the faculty and staff?

Faculty with more than 5 years of service are guaranteed a 2 year terminal contract. Faculty and staff with less than 2 years will either be let go at the end of the 2009-2010 academic year or retained as needed to complete the teach-out of all students. Faculty with more than 5 years will remain until Spring 2011.