List of institutions using the term "institute of technology" or "polytechnic"

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. A list of institutions using the term institute of technology or polytechnic. Institute of technology is a designation employed for a wide range of learning institutions awarding different types of degrees and operating often at variable levels of the educational system. The English term polytechnic appeared in the early 19th century, from the French École Polytechnique, engineering school founded in 1794 in Paris. The French term comes from the Greek πολύ (polú or polý) meaning "many" and τεχνικός (tekhnikós) meaning "arts".[1] While the terms institute of technology and polytechnic are synonymous, the preference concerning which one is the preferred term varies from country to country.

University level

There are many university level higher learning institutions granting the highest academic degrees (including doctorate), that use the terms "institute of technology" or "polytechnic" for historic reasons:

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Other higher education

There are many other types of higher education institutions (post-secondary education) which are not universities and use the terms "institute of technology" or "polytechnic":

Secondary education

There are also secondary education schools using that word:

Polytechnics in Singapore provides industry oriented education equivalent to a junior college or sixth form college.

See also

References

  1. Etymology of polytechnic, on the Online Etymology Dictionary
  2. http://www.fresno.k12.ca.us/schools/s077/duncan.html