Institute of technology (United States)
A handful of American universities include the phrases Institute of Technology, Polytechnic Institute, Polytechnic University, or similar phrasing in their names; these are generally research-intensive universities with a focus on engineering, science and technology.
Institute of Technology
- Air Force Institute of Technology (a graduate school and provider of professional and continuing education that is part of the United States Air Force).
- Carnegie Institute of Technology (now known as Carnegie Mellon University)
- Case Institute of Technology (now known as Case Western Reserve University)
- California Institute of Technology
- Drexel Institute of Technology (now known as Drexel University)
- Florida Institute of Technology
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Illinois Institute of Technology (used to be Armour Institute of Technology)
- Indiana Institute of Technology
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Michigan Technological University
- Missouri University of Science and Technology (formerly University of Missouri-Rolla)
- New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
- New Jersey Institute of Technology
- New York Institute of Technology
- Oregon Institute of Technology
- Rochester Institute of Technology
- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
- State University of New York Institute of Technology
- Stevens Institute of Technology
- University of Minnesota Institute of Technology
- Wentworth Institute of Technology
- Cleveland Institute of Technology
Polytechnic Universities
- Arizona State University at the Polytechnic campus (Est. 1996)
- California Polytechnic State University (Est. 1901)
- California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Est. 1938)
- Northwestern Polytechnic University (Est. 1984)
- Polytechnic Institute of New York University (formerly Polytechnic University) (Est. 1854)
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Est. 1824)
- Southern Polytechnic State University (Est. 1948)
- University of South Florida Polytechnic (formerly University of South Florida Lakeland) (Est. 1996)
- Wisconsin Polytechnic University—Stout (Est. 1891)
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Est. 1872)
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Est. 1865)
Arts and Design College
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 tracked 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.