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 Second World War 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.
Voorhees Technical Institute
Former names
The New York Trade School (1881–1961), The Technical Schools of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1880)
Social science class with Professor John Graves, at globe, who became executive director of the institute's Franklin Hall Annex in February 1950.
Professor Herman Wald with U.S. Air Force 3310th School Squadron dental laboratory technology class in 1951.
Students and faculty
City Tech has an enrollment of more than 17,000 students in over 66 baccalaureate, associate, and specialized certificate programs including several engineering technology fields as well as architecture, construction, 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 Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
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.[3] The current college library building went up around 1987.[3] In 2012 the library staff adopted an open-access policy to make its members' professional research publicly accessible online.[4]
Campus
Namm Hall (left), The Atrium (bottom center), and Pearl St. Building (right) at City Tech campus
Academic Building at the corner of Tillary and Jay Streets
The Voorhees Building
City Tech occupies nine buildings within Downtown Brooklyn's Tech Triangle, MetroTech BID and DUMBO. 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 supertallskyscraper designed by Renzo Piano, which would have been known as City Tech Tower and contain 65 floors for the college and 600 units of housing,[5] was proposed, but scrapped.[6][7][8]
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 National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division III. City Tech began CUNYAC competition in the community college section from the conference's inception in the 1987-88 season, later to join its senior college 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.
Frank McCourt, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Angela's Ashes, taught in the English department. In a 1997 New York TimesOp-Ed essay, Mr. McCourt wrote about his experiences teaching immigrant mothers at New York City Technical College during the Spring 1990 semester.[9]
Rob Redding - talk host, journalist, author, and artist
Norma Merrick Sklarek - first African American woman licensed to practice architecture in New York and California; Harlem-born, Columbia University graduate. Taught architecture courses in the mid-1950s.
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External links
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Official website
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Not to be confused with New York Institute of Technology This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view Please discuss further on the talk page March 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations March 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message The New York City College of Technology City Tech is a public college in New York City Founded in 1946 it is the City University of New York s college of technology New York City College of Technology City Tech TypePublic collegeEstablished1946 as New York State Institute for Applied Arts and Sciences Parent institutionCity University of New YorkEndowment 12 million 1 PresidentRussell K HotzlerProvostBonne AugustAcademic staff425 full time 1 049 part time 2 Students17 000 2 LocationNew York City New York U S 40 41 45 N 73 59 17 W 40 6958 N 73 9880 W 40 6958 73 9880 Coordinates 40 41 45 N 73 59 17 W 40 6958 N 73 9880 W 40 6958 73 9880CampusUrbanColors Blue amp goldNicknameYellow JacketsWebsitewww wbr citytech wbr cuny wbr edu Contents 1 History 2 Students and faculty 3 Schools and departments 3 1 School of Technology and Design 3 1 1 Departments 3 2 School of Professional Studies 3 2 1 Departments 3 3 School of Arts and Sciences 3 3 1 Departments 3 4 Library 4 Campus 5 Athletics 6 Notable alumni 7 Notable faculty 8 References 9 External linksHistory EditCity 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 Second World War 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 Voorhees Technical InstituteFormer namesThe New York Trade School 1881 1961 The Technical Schools of the Metropolitan Museum of Art 1880 TypePrivateActive1881 1971 acq by New York City Community College of City University LocationNew York City New York USACampusUrbanNew York City Community CollegeFormer namesThe New York State Institute for Applied Arts amp Sciences 1946 1953 TypePublicActive1946 1964 Joined City University System LocationBrooklyn New York USACampusUrban King1893NYC pg280 New York Trade School 1893 Social science class with Professor John Graves at globe who became executive director of the institute s Franklin Hall Annex in February 1950 Professor Herman Wald with U S Air Force 3310th School Squadron dental laboratory technology class in 1951 Students and faculty EditCity Tech has an enrollment of more than 17 000 students in over 66 baccalaureate associate and specialized certificate programs including several engineering technology fields as well as architecture construction 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 Middle States Commission on Higher Education Schools and departments EditSchool of Technology and Design Edit Departments Edit Communication Design formerly Advertising Design amp Graphic Arts Architectural Technology Computer Engineering Technology Computer Systems Technology Construction Management amp Civil Engineering Technology Electrical Engineering Technology Entertainment Technology Environmental Control Technology Mechanical Engineering TechnologySchool of Professional Studies Edit 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 Edit Business Career amp Technology Teacher Education Dental Hygiene Restorative Dentistry Health Services Administration Hospitality Management Human Services Nursing Law Paralegal Studies Radiologic Technology amp Medical Imaging Vision Care Technology Business Technology Biomedical InformaticsSchool of Arts and Sciences Edit 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 Edit African American Studies Biological Sciences Biomedical Informatics Chemistry English Humanities Liberal Arts amp Sciences AA AS Mathematics Physics Social ScienceLibrary Edit The college hired its first library director in 1957 3 The current college library building went up around 1987 3 In 2012 the library staff adopted an open access policy to make its members professional research publicly accessible online 4 Campus Edit Namm Hall left The Atrium bottom center and Pearl St Building right at City Tech campus Academic Building at the corner of Tillary and Jay Streets The Voorhees Building City Tech occupies nine buildings within Downtown Brooklyn s Tech Triangle MetroTech BID and DUMBO College Administration and Offices the Ursula C Schwerin Library the School of Professional Studies and the School of Arts amp 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 amp Design is primarily based in Voorhees Hall in DUMBO with Graphic Arts based in the MetroTech Complex A supertall skyscraper designed by Renzo Piano which would have been known as City Tech Tower and contain 65 floors for the college and 600 units of housing 5 was proposed but scrapped 6 7 8 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 amp 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 EditCity Tech teams participated as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association s Division III City Tech began CUNYAC competition in the community college section from the conference s inception in the 1987 88 season later to join its senior college 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 EditEric Adams 110th Mayor of New York City 2022 present 18th Borough President of Brooklyn 2014 2021 Hiroaki Aoki 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 Orthodox Jewish 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 Bureau of Engraving and Printing 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 Vazquez 1991 Visual Artist William Yosses Hotel Management White House Executive Pastry Chef and coauthor of the book Desserts For Dummies Ray Sharkey Stage Film and TV Actor Attended for one year Notable faculty EditLeon M Goldstein died 1999 President of Kingsborough Community College and acting Chancellor of the City University of New York Frank McCourt the Pulitzer Prize winning author of Angela s Ashes 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 9 Rob Redding talk host journalist author and artist Norma Merrick Sklarek first African American woman licensed to practice architecture in New York and California Harlem born Columbia University graduate Taught architecture courses in the mid 1950s References Edit 1 U S News amp World Report America s Best Colleges rankingsandreviews com a b Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2011 04 20 Retrieved 2011 05 06 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link a b CityTech Library Mission amp History Citytech cuny edu retrieved July 24 2018 Ursula C Schwerin Library Ursula C Schwerin Library New York City College of Technology CUNY ROARMAP Registry of Open Access Repository Mandates and Policies UK University of Southampton Retrieved July 24 2018 Piano Plays Brooklyn With Downtown Tower Curbed Retrieved 2007 12 24 City Tech Tower Emporis com Retrieved 2008 03 05 dead link Frost Mary 2007 12 05 City Tech Tower Actually City Tech Complex Brooklyn Daily Eagle Retrieved 2007 12 24 Brooklyn Emporis com Archived from the original on June 8 2004 Retrieved 2007 12 24 McCourt Frank 11 May 1997 Mothers Who Get By The New York Times Retrieved 2009 07 23 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to New York City College of Technology Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title New York City College 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