List of institutions using the term "institute of technology" or "polytechnic"

Last updated February 10, 2024

This is a list of institutions using the term institute of technology or polytechnic. "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 French term comes from the Greek πολύ (polú or polý, meaning "many") and τεχνικός (tekhnikós, meaning "arts").^[1] While the terms "institute of technology" and "polytechnic" are synonymous, the preferred term varies from country to country.

University level

There are many university level higher learning institutions granting the highest academic degrees (including doctorate), that use the terms "institute of technology" or "polytechnic" for historic reasons:

Australia

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne

Bahrain

Bahrain Polytechnic, Isa Town

Brazil

Escola Politécnica da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre
Escola Politécnica de Pernambuco, Recife
Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo
Polytechnic School of Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro

Canada

École Polytechnique de Montréal
Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Metro Vancouver, British Columbia

Chile

Federico Santa María Technical University, Valparaíso

China

Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang

Czech Republic

Czech Technical University, Prague

Denmark

Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen

Ecuador

National Polytechnic School, Quito

Finland

Kemi-Tornio University of Applied Sciences (KTUAS), Kemi-Tornio, Lapland

France

École Polytechnique, Palaiseau
École polytechnique de l'université de Nantes
Ecole Polytechnique de l'Université d'Orléans
Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble
ParisTech (Paris Institute of Technology), Paris
Polytech Group

Germany

Technical University of Munich, Munich

Japan

Tokyo Polytechnic University

Greece

Polytechnic Universities of Greece (also known as Technical Universities)
Technological Educational Institute (TEI) is also known as Institute of Technology

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

India

Indonesia

Bandung Institute of Technology, Bandung
Kalimantan Institute of Technology, Balikpapan
Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology, Surabaya
Sumatera Institute of Technology, Bandar Lampung

Iran

Amirkabir University of Technology also known as Tehran Polytechnic, Tehran
K.N.Toosi University of Technology, Tehran
Sharif University of Technology , Tehran
Isfahan University of Technology , Isfahan
Babol Noshirvani University of Technology , Babol, Mazandaran
Sahand University of Technology, Osku County, East Azarbaijan
Malek Ashtar University of Technology, with campuses in Tehran and Shahin Shahr, Isfahan
Shahrood University of Technology , Shahrood, Semnan
Hamedan University of Technology, Hamedan
Kermanshah University of Technology, Kermanshah
Qom University of Technology, Qom
Shiraz University of Technology , Fars, Shiraz
Quchan University of Technology , Quchan, Razavi Khorasan
University of Science and Technology of Mazandaran, Behshahr, Mazandaran
Birjand University of Technology, Birjand, South Khorasan
Urmia University of Technology, Urmia, West Azarbaijan
Arak University of Technology , Arak, Markazi
Sirjan University of Technology , Sirjan, Kerman

Ireland

Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin

Israel

Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa

Italy

Politecnico di Bari
Politecnico di Milano
Politecnico di Torino
Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona

Macau

Instituto Politécnico de Macau

Mexico

National Polytechnic Institute

Nigeria

Eastern Polytechnic, Port Harcourt, Rivers State
Yaba College of Technology (Yaba Tech), Lagos

Netherlands

Philippines

Polytechnic University of the Philippines System

Poland

Puerto Rico

Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico

Republic of the Congo

Faculté polytechnique de l'université de Kinshasa, Kinshasa

Romania

Russia

Saint Petersburg Polytechnical University, Saint Petersburg

South Korea

Korea Polytechnic University

Spain

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Universitat Politècnica de València
Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena

Sweden

Blekinge Institute of Technology
Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm

Switzerland

Thailand

Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok (Pathumthani)

Turkey

Gebze Institute of Technology (GIT), Kocaeli
İzmir Institute of Technology (İYTE), İzmir

United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi Polytechnic, Abu Dhabi and Al Ain

United States

California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, California
California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly San Luis Obispo), San Luis Obispo, California
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona), Pomona, California
California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt (Cal Poly Humboldt), Arcata, California
Carnegie Institute of Technology, former name of Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
DeVry Institute of Technology, former name of DeVry University, Phoenix, Arizona
Florida Institute of Technology (Florida Tech), Melbourne, Florida
Florida Polytechnic University, Lakeland, Florida
Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), Atlanta, Georgia
Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT or Illinois Tech), Chicago, Illinois
Indiana Institute of Technology (Indiana Tech), Fort Wayne, Indiana
Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus, Salina, Kansas
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, New Jersey
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech), Socorro, New Mexico
New York Institute of Technology (NYIT), Old Westbury, New York
Polytechnic Institute of New York University (Poly) (NYU-Poly), Brooklyn, New York
Purdue Polytechnic Institute, West Lafayette, Indiana
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Troy, New York
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), Rochester, New York
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (RHIT), Terre Haute, Indiana
State University of New York Institute of Technology (SUNYIT), Utica, New York
Stevens Institute of Technology (Stevens Tech), Hoboken, New Jersey
Southern Polytechnic State University, Marietta, Georgia
Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT or Oregon Tech), Klamath Falls, Oregon
University of Minnesota Institute of Technology, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota
University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, Wisconsin
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, Virginia
West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WVU Tech or West Virginia Tech), Montgomery, West Virginia
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Worcester, Massachusetts

Other higher education

There are many other types of higher education institutions (post-secondary education) which are not universities and use the terms "institute of technology" or "polytechnic":

Australia

Melbourne Polytechnic, Melbourne

Canada

British Columbia Institute of Technology, British Columbia
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Edmonton, Alberta

Finland

Savonia Polytechnic

Singapore

Ireland

Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT), Waterford

Malaysia

Ungku Omar Polytechnic, Ipoh

New Zealand

Pakistan

Saifi Polytechnic, Karachi, Sindh
Textile Institute of Pakistan, Karachi, Sindh

Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Coimbra
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Leiria
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisbon
Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Porto
ISLA - Instituto Politécnico de Gestão e Tecnologia, Porto

Tunisia

Tunisia Polytechnic School

United States

Institute of Technology - Clovis (IOT), Clovis, California
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana (Ivy Tech), 23 campuses throughout Indiana
Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), New York, New York
New York City College of Technology (City Tech), Brooklyn, New York
Pennsylvania College of Technology (Penn College), Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Secondary education

There are also secondary education schools which use these words:

Argentina

Instituto Politécnico Superior "Gral. San Martín", Rosario, Santa Fe

Singapore

Note: Polytechnics in Singapore provide industry-oriented education equivalent to a junior college or sixth form college.

United States

Duncan Polytechnic High School, Fresno, California ^[2]
Francis Polytechnic High School, Los Angeles, California (was the business department of Los Angeles High School in the 1890s, and became separate in 1906)
Long Beach Polytechnic High School, Long Beach, California
Polytechnic School, Pasadena, California
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Baltimore, Maryland
Benson Polytechnic High School, Portland, Oregon

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References

↑ "polytechnic - Origin and meaning of polytechnic by Online Etymology Dictionary". www.etymonline.com.
↑ "Duncan Polytechnical". Archived from the original on 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2013-11-23.

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[1] "polytechnic - Origin and meaning of polytechnic by Online Etymology Dictionary". www.etymonline.com.

[2] "Duncan Polytechnical". Archived from the original on 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2013-11-23.

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