Institute of technology (United States)

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Josiah Willard Gibbs was the first person to be awarded a Ph.D. in engineering from an American university in 1863.[1]

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
(STEM).

In the lists below, an asterisk (*) denotes research-intensive universities that offer up to PhD or DSc degrees.

Institutes of technology

Polytechnic universities

Technological universities

Contrast to technical colleges

Conversely, schools dubbed "technical colleges" or "technical institutes" generally provide post-secondary training in technical and mechanical fields focusing on training vocational skills primarily at a community college level—parallel and sometimes equivalent to the first two years at a bachelor's-granting institution. The academic level of these schools varies by course of study; some courses are geared toward immediate employment in a trade, while others are designed to transfer into a four-year program. Some of these technical institutes are for-profit organizations (such as ITT Technical Institute) compared to most other non-profit educational institutes.

Former schools

Former institutes of technology

Former polytechnic universities

See also

Explanatory notes

  1. ^ Technical college which offers bachelor's degrees

References

  1. ^ "Four at SEAS receive Gibbs Distinguished Staff Awards". Yale University. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  2. ^ Stevens Institute of Technology
  3. ^ Farkas, Karen (19 May 2016). "University of Akron no longer features 'Ohio's Polytechnic University' brand". cleveland.com. The Plain Dealer. Retrieved 13 April 2019.