Office of Assessment and Institutional Research

The mission of the Assessment and Institutional Research (AIR) office is to support efforts to improve the quality of student learning outcomes through assessment, as well as collect, analyze, interpret, and disseminate accurate and timely information on all aspects of the college's activities in support of institutional planning, decision-making and reporting.

For more information, view the web page for Office of Assessment and Institutional Research.

Middle States Evaluation Team to visit City Tech in Spring 2008

New York City College of Technology (City Tech) has been a member institution of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) since 1957 and was last reaffirmed for accreditation in 2002 during the regular periodic review.

An institution of higher education is a community dedicated to the pursuit and dissemination of knowledge, to the study and clarification of values, and to the advancement of the society it serves. To support these goals, institutions of higher education within the Middle States region joined together in 1919 to form the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

Accreditation is the means of self-regulation and peer review adopted by the educational community. The accrediting process is intended to strengthen and sustain the quality and integrity of higher education, making it worthy of public confidence and minimizing the scope of external control. The extent to which City Tech accepts and fulfills the responsibilities inherent in the process is a measure of its concern for freedom and quality in higher education and its commitment to striving for and achieving excellence in its endeavors.

MSCHE accreditation is an expression of confidence in City Tech's mission and goals, its performance, and its resources.

The evaluation process consists of two interrelated phases: a self-study, conducted by the college, and peer review, conducted by an external evaluation team. The peer review process begins when the Commission selects a team of experienced and appropriate practitioners to visit City Tech and conduct an on-site evaluation, based upon the college's self-study report. The MSCHE evaluation team is scheduled to visit New York City College of Technology in March of 2008.

Members of the City Tech community are encouraged to read the self-study plan, located on the menu above, and send any comments or questions to Prof. Charles Scott, Co-Chair of the Steering Committee at selfstudy@citytech.cuny.edu.

Co-Chairs:
Prof. Charles Scott
Prof. Julia Jordan

CUNY 2008-2012 Master Plan

The City University of New York's 2008-2012 Master Plan builds on the reforms and initiatives accomplished through its 2000-2004 Master Plan and 2004-2008 Master Plan. Since 2000, the University has been successfully developing a path toward academic distinction, beginning with its comprehensive response to the 1999 report of the Mayor's Advisory Task Force on CUNY chaired by Benno C. Schmidt, Jr., "The City University of New York: An Institution Adrift," and continuing with bold and strategic measures to position itself among the most highly regarded institutions of public higher education. Under the guidance of Chancellor Matthew Goldstein, and through the collective efforts of CUNY's Board of Trustees, presidents, faculty, staff, students, alumni, Business Leadership Council, and friends, the University is today on a new course of academic achievement and innovation.

The 2008-2012 Master Plan embraces and advances the core values the University has established: an insistence on academic rigor, accountability, and assessment, and an unwavering commitment to serving students from all backgrounds and supporting a world-class faculty. The plan affirms the importance of high standards, performance, and quality to the University's fundamental mission of teaching, research, and service.

For more information about the CUNY 2008-2012 Master Plan Draft (pdf)

Student Technology Fee Plan for 2012-13

New York City College of Technology's Student Technology Fee Plan for 2012-13 continues to prioritize investment in student accessible networks, computers, instructional software, and digital/electronic resources that provide students with needed technical support and access to relevant instructional technology. As the College of Technology, it is essential that the institution acquire the equipment and software needed to support instruction relevant to the dynamically changing needs of the professions our programs prepare students to enter.

For more information about the Student Technology Fee Plan for 2012-13(pdf)