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The Institute of Technology was founded in 1986 as the Fresno Institute of Technology at Clovis. Later the name was shortened to the Institute of Technology. The school now operates three California campuses (Clovis, Modesto, Redding) and one in Salem, Oregon. The institute is operated by Modesto-based Select Education Group.
California Institute of Technology: Pasadena, California: 1891 Private not-for-profit 2,209 $2.199 Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo: San Luis Obispo, California: 1901 Public 20,186 $0.195 Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs California State Polytechnic ...
The California Institute of Technology (branded as Caltech) [a] is a private research university in Pasadena, California, United States.The university is responsible for many modern scientific advancements and is among a small group of institutes of technology in the United States that are devoted to the instruction of pure and applied sciences.
State Center Community College District (SCCCD) is a district in the California Community Colleges system in Central California.. The district operates Fresno City College in Fresno, Reedley College in Reedley, Clovis Community College which has campuses in north Fresno and Clovis, and Madera Community College which has campuses in Madera and Los Banos.
California State University, Fresno was founded as the Fresno State Normal School in 1911 with Charles Lourie McLane as its first president. [19] It was one of about 180 "normal schools" founded by state governments to train teachers for the rapidly growing public common schools. Some closed but most steadily expanded their role and became ...
Clovis Community College is a public community college in northeastern Fresno, California [3] near Clovis. It is in the State Center Community College District (SCCCD) along with Fresno City College and Reedley College (which includes the Madera and Oakhurst Centers). It has a satellite campus on Herndon Avenue in Fresno. [4]
The type of institution, such as "University" or "College," may be dropped, or some component of it abbreviated, such as "Tech" in place of "Institute of Technology" or "Technological University." The same nickname may apply to multiple institutions, especially in different regions.
Fresno City College opened its doors in 1910 as Fresno Junior College with an inaugural class of 20 students and 3 instructors. [5] At the time it was the first community college in the state of California and the second in the nation. It was located two miles south of today’s campus. [5] [6]