Carnegie Institute of Technology
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The Carnegie Institute of Technology (Carnegie Tech), the predecessor to Carnegie Mellon, was founded in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools. His stated intention was to build a "first class technical school" in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for the children of local steel mill workers. In about a century, it has expanded from four small programs to become Carnegie Mellon.
Carnegie Mellon's college of engineering took on the name of Carnegie Institute of Technology. The name is still in use today.
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[edit] History
By 1905, the massive buildings of the Carnegie Technical Schools began to rise out of a barren field east of the city. Applications poured in, and the first students of the School of Science and Technology optimistically began classes in unfinished buildings, still surrounded by the sounds of construction. The school initially offered two- and three-year programs to train the sons and daughters of Pittsburgh's working class.
In 1912, with the original campus nearly complete and three more schools (the School of Fine and Applied Arts, the School of Apprentices and Journeymen, and the Margaret Morrison Carnegie School for Women) holding classes, the Carnegie Technical Schools changed its name to the Carnegie Institute of Technology and began offering four-year degrees.
[edit] Expansion and merger
Over the next five decades, Carnegie Tech became well-known not only for its engineering and science programs, but also for its progressive programs in drama and fine arts. This recognition as an academically prominent institution set the stage for merging with the Mellon Institute, a private applied research institute. Out of this 1967 union, Carnegie Mellon emerged as one of the United States' most prestigious research universities.
[edit] Academics
- For information related to academics at Carnegie Institute of Technology prior to the 1967 merger, refer to Carnegie Mellon University.
Carnegie Institute of Technology (CIT), also known as the College of Engineering, offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in seven academic departments:
- Biomedical engineering
- Chemical engineering
- Civil and environmental engineering
- Electrical and computer engineering
- Engineering and public policy
- Materials science and engineering
- Mechanical engineering
- Engineering and Public Policy
[edit] Graduate-level degrees
Graduate-level degrees are also offered through:
[edit] Other interdisciplinary graduate programs
Other interdisciplinary graduate programs are available in the following areas:
- Engineering and Technology Innovation Management
- Architecture, Engineering and Construction Management
- Product Development
- Air Quality Engineering
[edit] Research centers and institutes
Carnegie Institute of Technology operates numerous research centers and institutes.
- The Bone Tissue Engineering Center
- The Carnegie Mellon Electricity Industry Center
- Center for Advanced Process Decision-Making
- Center for Atmospheric Particle Studies
- Center for Bioimage Informatics
- Center for Circuits and System Solutions
- Center for Complex Fluids Engineering
- Center for Integrated Study of Human Dimensions of Global Change
- Center for Iron and Steelmaking Research
- Center for Nano-enabled Device and Energy Technologies
- Center for Sensed Critical Infrastructure Research
- Center for Silicon System Implementation
- Center for the Study and Improvement of Regulation
- Center for Water Quality in Urban Environmental Systems
- Center for Wireless and Broadband Networking
- Climate Decision Making Center
- Data Storage Systems Center
- General Motors Collaborative Laboratory at Carnegie Mellon
- Information Networking Institute
- Institute for Complex Engineered Systems
- Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
- Steinbrenner Institute for Environmental Education and Research
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Carnegie Institute of Technology (College of Engineering) • College of Fine Arts • College of Humanities and Social Sciences • Heinz School of Public Policy and Management • Mellon College of Science • School of Computer Science • Tepper School of Business |
