Carnegie Institute of Technology

''This article is about a center of higher learning. For the foundation which supports scientific research, refer to the Carnegie Institution of Washington. For the Carnegie Institute which operates the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, see that article.

The Carnegie Institute of Technology (Carnegie Tech), the predecessor to Carnegie Mellon University, 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 University.

Carnegie Mellon's college of engineering took on the name of Carnegie Institute of Technology. The name is still in use today.

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.

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 Mellon Institute, a private applied research institute. Out of this 1967 union, Carnegie Mellon University emerged as one of the United States' most prestigious research universities.

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:

Graduate-level degrees

Graduate-level degrees are also offered through:

Colloids, Polymers and Surfaces program
Information Networking Institute

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

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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Schools and departments of Carnegie Mellon | Engineering colleges and universities