The New York City College of Technology (City Tech) is a

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. Founded in 1946, it is the

City University of New York The City University of New York ( CUNY; , ) is the public university system of New York City. It is the largest urban university system in the United States, comprising 25 campuses: eleven senior colleges, seven community colleges and seven pro ...

's college of technology.

History

City Tech was founded in 1946 as The New York State Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences. The urgent mission at the time was to provide training to GIs returning from the

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and to provide New York with the technically proficient workforce it would need to thrive in the emerging post-war economy. From its beginnings as an Institute—to being chartered as a community college—and subsequently transitioning to senior college status during the 1980s—it has grown from serving 246 students in 1946, to a population today of more than 30,000 degree and non-degree seeking students.

Students and faculty

City Tech has an enrollment of more than 17,000 students in over 66

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, associate, and specialized certificate programs including several engineering technology fields as well as

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, nursing, hospitality management, entertainment technology, dental hygiene, vision care technology, technology teacher training and paralegal training. Non-degree continuing education is also offered, and serves approximately 14,000 students each year. City Tech is accredited by the

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Schools and departments

School of Technology and Design

Departments

Communication Design Communication design is a mixed discipline between design and information-development which is concerned with how media communicate with people. A communication design approach is not only concerned with developing the message in addition to th ...

formerly Advertising Design &

Graphic Arts A category of fine art, graphic art covers a broad range of visual artistic expression, typically two-dimensional, i.e. produced on a flat surface.

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*Computer Engineering Technology *Computer Systems Technology *Construction Management & Civil Engineering Technology *Electrical Engineering Technology *

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*Environmental Control Technology *Mechanical Engineering Technology

School of Professional Studies

The eleven departments housed in the school provide instruction at the associate and baccalaureate levels, leading to degrees in the areas of healthcare, business, hospitality, paralegal studies, human services and career and technology teacher education.

Departments

*Business *Career & Technology Teacher Education *Dental Hygiene *Restorative Dentistry *Health Services Administration *Hospitality Management *Human Services *Nursing *Law/Paralegal Studies *Radiologic Technology & Medical Imaging *Vision Care Technology *Business Technology *Biomedical Informatics

School of Arts and Sciences

The School of Arts and Sciences is home to a number of majors: transfer degrees in Liberal Arts and Liberal Arts and Science, associate degrees in computer science and chemical technology, and the baccalaureate degree in applied mathematics. The school is also home to a new and rapidly growing bachelor's degree program in Biomedical Informatics, which is at the intersection of IT and biomedical research.

Departments

*African American Studies *Biological Sciences *Biomedical Informatics *Chemistry *English *Humanities *Liberal Arts & Sciences (AA/AS) *Mathematics *Physics *Social Science

Library

The college hired its first library director in 1957. The current college library building went up around 1987. In 2012 the library staff adopted an open-access policy to make its members' professional research publicly accessible online.

Campus

City Tech - Academic Building (48228106317)

City Tech occupies nine buildings within

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's Tech Triangle, MetroTech BID and

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. College Administration and Offices, the Ursula C. Schwerin Library, the School of Professional Studies, and the School of Arts & Sciences are primarily based in a complex formed by the Namm, Library (formerly Atrium), General, and Pearl buildings in MetroTech (300 Jay Street). The School of Technology & Design is primarily based in Voorhees Hall in DUMBO with Graphic Arts based in the MetroTech Complex. A

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, which would have been known as City Tech Tower and contain 65 floors for the college and 600 units of housing, was proposed, but scrapped. In October, 2013, City Tech held a ceremonial groundbreaking to mark the construction of a new 350,000 square foot academic complex at the corner of Tillary and Jay Streets in Downtown Brooklyn, which would open in August, 2018. The new complex occupies the site formerly occupied by the Klitgord Center. The new eight-story building, known as the Academic Complex, is home to City Tech's expanding programs in healthcare and the sciences. The departments moved into the new building include the core sciences: Physics, Chemistry and Biological Sciences (including Biomedical Informatics). It is also home to the health programs: Nursing, Radiologic Technology & Medical Imaging, Dental Hygiene, Restorative Dentistry, and Vision Care Technology. The Academic Complex includes a 1,000-seat concert hall quality auditorium, the largest of its kind in Downtown Brooklyn. A wellness center and faculty office space is also located in the Academic Complex.

Athletics

City Tech teams participated as a member of the

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's Division III. City Tech began CUNYAC competition in the

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section from the conference's inception in the 1987-88 season, later to join its

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section in the 1999-2000 season. Men's sports included basketball, cross country, soccer, tennis and volleyball; while women's sports included basketball, cross country, softball, tennis and volleyball. City Tech's athletic program is in hiatus until new facilities are available.

Notable alumni

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(Restaurant Management, 1963), Olympic wrestler and founder of the Benihana chain of restaurants * Charles Barron, New York City Council member representing the 42nd District of New York City; former Black Panther * Moses Michael Levi Barrow (born Jamal Michael Barrow; 1978), better known by his stage name Shyne, Belizean rapper and politician * Zev Brenner, an

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radio host; president and founder of Talkline Communications * Salvatore Cassano (Fire Protection, 1970), New York City Fire Commissioner * Larry R. Felix (1980), Director of the

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* Robert Holden, professor and New York City Council member * Michael Lomonaco (Hotel and Restaurant Management, 1984), chef, restaurateur, and television personality * Julian Niccolini (Hospitality Management) Managing Partner, The Four Seasons Restaurant * Samuel E Vázquez (1991), Visual Artist * William Yosses (Hotel Management), White House Executive Pastry Chef and coauthor of the book ''Desserts For Dummies' *

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Notable faculty

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* Frank McCourt, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of ''

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'', taught in the English department. In a 1997 ''New York Times'' Op-Ed essay, Mr. McCourt wrote about his experiences teaching immigrant mothers at New York City Technical College during the Spring 1990 semester. *

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References

External links

Official website
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