Capitol College

Coordinates: 39°02′51″N 76°51′05″W / 39.0475°N 76.8515°W / 39.0475; -76.8515

Capitol College
Motto	Educate. Innovate. Inspire.
Established	1927
Type	Private non-profit
Endowment	$5.3 million [1]
Chairman	Gabriel A. Battista[2]
President	Dr. Michael T. Wood[2]
Vice-president	Dr. W. “Vic” Maconachy, Dr. Michael G. Gibbs, Derick A. Veenstra, Dianne Veenstra[2]
Dean	Dr. Robert Weiler (School of Engineering and Computer Science), Dr. Helen Barker (School of Business and Information Sciences)[2]
Academic staff	75 total,[3] 13 full-time[4]
Admin. staff	54[2]
Students	754[5]
Undergraduates	342[5]
Postgraduates	412[5]
Location	Laurel, Maryland, United States
Campus	Suburban, 52 acres (21 ha)
Former names	Capitol Radio Engineering Institute, Capitol Institute of Technology
Accreditation	MSCHE,[5] ABET,[6] IACBE[7]
Colors	Red      Black
Sports	Intramural sports
Website	www.capitol-college.edu

Capitol College is a private, non-profit, and non-sectarian college located just south of Laurel, Maryland, in unincorporated Prince George's County. It was founded in 1927 as the Capitol Radio Engineering Institute, changed its name to the Capitol Institute of Technology in 1964, and assumed its current name in 1987. Capitol specializes in undergraduate and graduate programs in engineering, computer science, information technology, and business.

History

Capitol College was originally founded in 1927 as the Capitol Radio Engineering Institute, a correspondence school, by Eugene H. Rietzke, a U.S. Navy veteran and radio operator. Five years later, in 1932, a residence division was opened, allowing students to reside at the school and study in laboratories. This facility remained at the corner of 16th Street NW and Park Road in Washington, D.C. for 30 years. In 1946, following World War II, the Institute was accredited by the Engineers' Council for Professional Development (ECPD).

In 1964, the Institute changed its name to the Capitol Institute of Technology to reflect its expansion during the 1950s. Shortly thereafter, in 1966, the District of Columbia licensed the Institute to award Bachelor of Science degrees in engineering technology. Anticipating the need for more space, the Institute decided to move to a leased facility in Kensington, Maryland in 1969, which opened in January 1970. Six years later, in 1976, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) awarded full accreditation to the Institute.^[8]

After receiving regional accreditation, the Institute started to receive Federal and State grants for the purchase and construction of a new Laurel, Maryland campus, which was completed in September 1983. Over the next few years, new degree programs were introduced, the cooperative education program was expanded, new construction was well underway, and The Decade of Growth Campaign exceeds its $3.5 million goal. In 1986, Telecommunications Hall and the 340-seat Avrum Gudelsky Memorial Auditorium were completed. A year later, The Board of Trustees approved an extensive five-point plan.

This plan involved changing the school's name to the current one, developing new curricula in electrical engineering and telecommunications, creating student housing on campus, and moving from an quarter system to a semester system. In January 1989, six apartment-style residence halls were completed, named after various inventors: Bell, De Forest, Edison, Franklin, Morse, and Steinmetz. In August 1990, the Graduate School was created to offer the College's first Master's degrees in systems management.

Over the following seven years, the College expanded its graduate degree offerings, partnered with NASA to offer preparatory summer courses in engineering for minority students, developed a Distance Learning Center, and opened the renovated Puente Library, also housing the McGowan Center for Innovative Teaching. In 1997, the College offered its first courses over the Internet. Since then, new undergraduate and graduate programs were introduced, the Space Operations Institute was established and expanded,^[9] the McGowan Academic Center was constructed,^[10] and online enrollment has increased.

In 2003, Capitol College was designated a National Security Agency Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education.^[11]

In 2010, Capitol launched its first doctoral program. The doctorate in information assurance is offered almost exclusively online to students across the world, and is designed for professionals employed full-time that are seeking an education that will allow them to perform as senior leaders, program developers and policy makers in the IA field. Students attend three residencies at the Laurel campus throughout the program.^[12]

On January 12, 2012, U.S. News & World Report released its rankings of top online degree programs and Capitol College was ranked No. 43 for its graduate engineering program in the category “Student Services and Technology.” The college was also ranked No. 15 of top online engineering degree programs for student engagement and accreditation.

As of 2013, the college has been named as a "Military Friendly School" for the fifth consecutive year by G.I. Jobs Magazine.^{[13][14][15][16][17]} The list honors the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools that are doing the most to embrace America’s military service members, veterans, and spouses as students and ensure their success on campus.^[18]

Academics

Undergraduate certificates

• Computer and Network Security
• Financial Management
• Object-Oriented Programming
• Operations Management
• Personnel Management
• Programming and Data Management
• Software Engineering
• Space Missions and Operations Specialist
• Web Programming
• Website Development

Associate's degrees

• AAS in Computer Engineering Technology
• AAS in Electronics Engineering Technology
• AAS in Telecommunications Engineering Technology

Bachelor's degrees

• BS in Astronautical Engineering
• BS in Business Administration
• BS in Computer Engineering
• BS in Computer Engineering Technology
• BS in Computer Science
• BS in Electrical Engineering
• BS in Electronics Engineering Technology
• BS in Information Assurance
• BS in Management of Information Technology
• BS in Software and Internet Applications
• BS in Software Engineering
• BS in Telecommunications Engineering Technology

Graduate certificates

• Client-Server and Wireless Devices
• Component Technologies and Online Collaboration
• Global Telecommunications Systems
• Information Assurance Administration
• Information Technology
• Network Protection
• Security Management

Master's degrees

• MS in Astronautical Engineering
• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• MS in Computer Science
• MS in Electrical Engineering
• MS in Information Assurance
• MS in Information and Telecommunications Systems Management
• MS in Internet Engineering

Doctorate programs

• Doctor of Science (DSc) in Information Assurance

References

External links

• Capitol College website
• Capitol College History (Timeline)

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