New York City College of Technology
Heritage & History
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- 1881 - The Technical Schools of the Metropolitan Museum of Art is renamed
the New York Trade School to more precisely reflect its curriculum
(after the art education program is moved to a separate school).
- 1892 - Financier J. Pierpont Morgan sizably endows the New York Trade
School. Over the next 60 years it gains a reputation as the nation’s
leading trade school for American young men and the model upon which
other trade schools are founded.
- 1946 - The New York State Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences is
founded in response to the needs of business, industry and the professions
for highly trained technicians and other specialists for the post-war
economy.
- 1953 - The institute is renamed New York City Community College, becoming
the city’s first community college.
- 1961 - The New York Trade School’s charter is amended, making
it a “technical institute.” It is renamed Voorhees Technical
Institute in honor of Enders M. Voorhees, a prominent industrialist and
chairman of its board of trustees. Its charter now allows the school
to grant associate in applied science degrees and to operate as a two-year
college.
- 1964 - New York City Community College is made part of The City University
of New York (CUNY).
- 1965 - Voorhees Technical Institute first begins accepting female students.
- 1971 - Voorhees Technical Institute is incorporated into New York City
Community College.
- 1980 - New York City Community College is designated “a technical
institute within the CUNY system" and is renamed New York City Technical
College (City Tech). It offers 27 career programs.
- 1983 - New York City Technical College is authorized to grant its first
baccalaureate degree in hotel and restaurant management.
- 2002 - New York City Technical College is renamed New York City College
of Technology, offering 50 career-specific baccalaureate, associate and
specialized certificate programs in the technologies of art and design,
business, computer systems, engineering, entertainment, health care,
hospitality, human services, the law-related professions, career and
technology teacher education, and the liberal arts and sciences.
- 2004 - The introduction or approval of additional bachelor’s degree
and specialized certificate programs brings New York City College of
Technology’s offerings to 56, with additional baccalaureate programs
in the development stages.
