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Detroit Institute of Technology
The Detroit Institute of Technology was a private four-year technical college in Detroit, Michigan that closed operations in 1981.
First called the Association Institute, the private school was founded in 1891 as a YMCA evening school and later developed into a private engineering and science college, formalizing its evening adult education program. It undertook several name changes in the early 20th century, using the name Detroit Technical Institute by 1908 and changing it again to Detroit Institute of Technology in 1918.
By 1920 it had six schools in operation. Out of these, four offered undergraduate degrees: The College of Law offered a four-year program.
The College of Pharmacy was added in 1907 after separating from the School of Medicine. The College of Commerce offered four-year programs in accounting, marketing, management, finance, and production. The School of Engineering had electrical, mechanical, chemical, automotive, and machine trade programs leading to a B.S. degree.
It also included The Hudson School, a high school offering a college prep program as well as training in business and technology for students who did not plan to attend college and the Detroit School of Religion. In 1922 the College of Liberal Arts was also added. In 1957, the pharmacy program merged with the School of Pharmacy at Wayne State University.
The college was accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA).[citation needed]
By 1979, a third of its students were Iranian citizens. As the Iran Hostage Crisis led to the cancellation of their visas, the college abruptly lost a large percentage of its students. This loss of income, paired with the early 1980s recession, proved too much for the Institute, which formally closed down in 1982. Registrar's Office Detroit Institute of Technology (D.I.T.) The Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, Michigan, was issued custody of the academic records of the Detroit Institute of Technology by the Michigan Department of Education. It also offers alumni programs.
The first quarters of the college were a YMCA Building on the corner of Griswold and Grand River. Having outgrown the building, it moved to a large nine-story YMCA building on the corner of Witherell and East Adams that included reading rooms, a library, two gymnasiums, swimming pools, handball courts and five floors of residence rooms. That building was later razed to make way for Comerica Park, the new home of the Detroit Tigers baseball team.
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Detroit Institute of Technology
The Detroit Institute of Technology was a private four-year technical college in Detroit, Michigan that closed operations in 1981.
First called the Association Institute, the private school was founded in 1891 as a YMCA evening school and later developed into a private engineering and science college, formalizing its evening adult education program. It undertook several name changes in the early 20th century, using the name Detroit Technical Institute by 1908 and changing it again to Detroit Institute of Technology in 1918.
By 1920 it had six schools in operation. Out of these, four offered undergraduate degrees: The College of Law offered a four-year program.
The College of Pharmacy was added in 1907 after separating from the School of Medicine. The College of Commerce offered four-year programs in accounting, marketing, management, finance, and production. The School of Engineering had electrical, mechanical, chemical, automotive, and machine trade programs leading to a B.S. degree.
It also included The Hudson School, a high school offering a college prep program as well as training in business and technology for students who did not plan to attend college and the Detroit School of Religion. In 1922 the College of Liberal Arts was also added. In 1957, the pharmacy program merged with the School of Pharmacy at Wayne State University.
The college was accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA).[citation needed]
By 1979, a third of its students were Iranian citizens. As the Iran Hostage Crisis led to the cancellation of their visas, the college abruptly lost a large percentage of its students. This loss of income, paired with the early 1980s recession, proved too much for the Institute, which formally closed down in 1982. Registrar's Office Detroit Institute of Technology (D.I.T.) The Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, Michigan, was issued custody of the academic records of the Detroit Institute of Technology by the Michigan Department of Education. It also offers alumni programs.
The first quarters of the college were a YMCA Building on the corner of Griswold and Grand River. Having outgrown the building, it moved to a large nine-story YMCA building on the corner of Witherell and East Adams that included reading rooms, a library, two gymnasiums, swimming pools, handball courts and five floors of residence rooms. That building was later razed to make way for Comerica Park, the new home of the Detroit Tigers baseball team.