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The Institute of Technology was founded in 1986 as the Fresno Institute of Technology at Clovis. [1] 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. [2]
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
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"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 , an engineering school founded in 1794 in Paris .
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.
Redding is the county seat of Shasta County, California, and the economic and cultural capital of the Shasta Cascade region of Northern California. Redding lies along the Sacramento River , 162 miles (261 km) north of Sacramento , and 120 miles (190 km) south of California's northern border with Oregon .
Marc Aaronson, BS 1972; George O. Abell, BS 1951, MS 1952, PhD 1957; Professor of Astronomy UCLA [1]; Eric Adelberger, BS 1960, PhD 1967; Professor of Physics, Emeritus at University of Washington; member of National Academy of Sciences and fellow of American Academy of Arts and Sciences; co-recipient of 2021 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics [2]
Josiah Willard Gibbs was the first person to be awarded a Ph.D. in engineering from an American university in 1863. [1]Institutes of technology or polytechnic institutes are technologically focused universities, many dating back to the mid-19th century.