As you can see from this partial list, there are many criteria to investigate. As you explore Chemical Engineering as a major, be sure the college/university programs you are considering are accredited by ABET, which stands for the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. The following institutions currently offer ABET-accredited programs in Chemical Engineering. The date listed is the year the program was first accredited. Akron, University of, Akron, OH (cooperative also) - 1970. Alabama, University of, Tuscaloosa, AL (cooperative also) - 1950.
Media captionAuthor Maeve Binchy dies aged 72. Best-selling Irish author Maeve Binchy has died aged 72 after a short illness. Binchy, born in Dalkey, Co Dublin, has sold more than 40 million books. Her works were often set in Ireland and have been translated into 37 languages.
When her mother died suddenly of cancer aged 57 Maeve Binchy stayed at home to look after her father. When he too died, three years later, she sold the family house and moved to a bedsit in Dublin. Aged 29 and unhappy, she developed a phobia about a mouse, drank a lot and had a painful affair with a married man.