Indiana Institute of Technology

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Indiana Institute of Technology
Indiana Tech
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Established: 1930
Type: private coeducational
Endowment: $20.0 million[1]
President: Arthur E. Snyder
Faculty: 160
Students: 3,207
Undergraduates: 2,782
Postgraduates: 425
Location: Fort Wayne, IN, USA
Campus: urban: 37 acres (0.15 km²)
Athletics:
15 NAIA teams,
called Warriors
Colors: Orange and Black
Website: www.indianatech.edu

The Indiana Institute of Technology (commonly referred to as Indiana Tech) is a small, private college located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. The university specializes in undergraduate engineering, computer science and business education. In addition to the traditional semester-long class format, Indiana Tech also offers accelerated degree programs and online programs via its College of Professional Studies.

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[edit] Student life

Indiana tech is home to two national fraternities plus more than 20 other student clubs and organizations.

[edit] Athletics

The university is a member of the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference. The Warriors have 15 intercollegiate athletic programs: men's and women's basketball, men's baseball, women's softball, men's and women's soccer, women's volleyball, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's golf, men's and women's cross country, and men's and women's track and field. In addition, the institute offers several intramural sports.

[edit] Academics

Indiana Tech is home to programs granting Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts, Associate of Science, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Science in Management (MSM), Master of Science in Engineering Management (MSE) degrees in a wide range of fields including:

The school also offers an Individually Designed Degree program. The Criminal Justice department was added in 2005. As of the Fall semester of 2006 the Software Engineering and Elementary Education programs are available. A computer science and investigation degree will be available in fall 2007.

Indiana Tech is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, while the mechanical and electrical engineering programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).

The university is approved and officially recognized by the U.S. Office of Education and the U.S. State Department and is approved by the State Approval Agency for the enrollment of veterans and eligible persons. Additionally, the university is a member of the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) and adheres to its policies and practices.

Indiana Tech is organized into the following colleges:

  • College of Business
  • College of Engineering & Computer Studies
  • College of General Studies
  • College of Professional Studies

[edit] History

History at a glance
Indiana Technical College Established 1930 Type for-profit
Opened 1931
Rechartered 1948 Type non-profit
Indiana Institute of Technology Renamed 1963

Indiana Technical College was founded in 1930 as a for-profit private technical college by John A. Kalbfleisch, a former president of Indiana Business College, a for-profit business school. Formally, Indiana Tech was incorporated in 1931 and opened for classes that same year. Indiana Tech was rechartered during August 1948 as a non-profit, endowed college.

In 1953, Indiana Tech purchased the 20-acre campus of Concordia Theological Seminary’s campus east of downtown Fort Wayne from the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, as Concordia was moving to its suburban location north of Fort Wayne. In 1956, Charles Dana, founder of the Dana Corporation, donated $300,000 for the construction of an engineering and science facility for the new campus. In 1963 the name was changed from Indiana Technical College to Indiana Institute of Technology.

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  1. 1 endowment  America's Best Colleges 2006. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved on January 30, 2006.