I am currently going to penn state and pursuing an electrical engineering technology degree. i can switch to straight electrical engineering but i’ve heard that some companies view them as almost the same.
You heard this from the engineering technology people, not the companies. I used to tell people the same thing when I taught engineering technology, but it’s not true. If you think you can do the work, switch to real electrical engineering. It costs the same and takes the same amount of time, but you learn more–far, far more.
It wasn’t supposed to work this way, but engineering technology turned into a program for people who couldn’t do real engineering work. It’s not the same, and it’s not viewed the same. Really.