Polytechnic Institutes are technological universities many dating back to the mid 19th century. A handful of American universities include the phrases Institute of Technology, Polytechnic Institute, Polytechnic University, University of Technology or similar phrasing in their names; these are generally research-intensive universities with a focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
In the lists below, an asterisk (*) denotes research-intensive universities that offer up to PhD or DSc degrees.
Air Force Institute of Technology (a graduate school and provider of professional and continuing education that is part of the United States Air Force).
California Institute of Technology*
Florida Institute of Technology*
Georgia Institute of Technology*
Illinois Institute of Technology* (formerly known as Armour Institute of Technology)
Indiana Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology*
Michigan Technological University*
New England Institute of Technology
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology*
New Jersey Institute of Technology* (formerly known as Newark College of Engineering)
New York Institute of Technology*
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology
Oregon Institute of Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology*
Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology
Stevens Institute of Technology*
Wentworth Institute of Technology
West Virginia University Institute of Technology
Carnegie Institute of Technology (now refers solely to Carnegie Mellon University's* college of engineering)
Case Institute of Technology (merged to form Case Western Reserve University*)
Drexel Institute of Technology (now known as Drexel University*)
General Motors Institute of Technology (now known as Kettering University)
Lawrence Institute of Technology (now known as Lawrence Technological University*)
State University of New York Institute of Technology (merged to form State University of New York Polytechnic Institute)
University of Minnesota Institute of Technology (now known as University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering)
Arizona State University Polytechnic campus
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Florida Polytechnic University
Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute*
State University of New York Polytechnic Institute
University of Wisconsin–Stout (officially designated as Wisconsin's Polytechnic University)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University*
Worcester Polytechnic Institute*
Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now known as Auburn University)
Arkansas Polytechnic College (now known as Arkansas Tech University)
Louisiana Polytechnic Institute (now known as Louisiana Tech University)
Polytechnic Institute of New York University (now refers solely to New York University's School of Engineering)
Rose Polytechnic Institute (now known as Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology)
Southern Polytechnic State University, Ga. (merged into Kennesaw State University)
Tennessee Polytechnic Institute (now known as Tennessee Technological University)
Arkansas Tech University
Clarkson University
Colorado School of Mines
Colorado Technical University*
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
Iowa State University of Science and Technology*
Lawrence Technological University
Louisiana Tech University
Michigan Technological University*
Montana Tech of the University of Montana
Missouri University of Science and Technology* (formerly University of Missouri-Rolla)
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology*
Tennessee Technological University
Texas Tech University*
Conversely, schools dubbed "technical colleges" or "technical institutes" generally provide post-secondary training in technical and mechanical fields focusing on training vocational skills primarily at a community college level -- parallel and sometimes equivalent to the first two years at a bachelor's-granting institution. The academic level of these schools varies by course of study; some courses are geared toward immediate employment in a trade, while others are designed to transfer into a four-year program. Some of these technical institutes are for-profit organizations (such as ITT Technical Institute) compared to most other non-profit educational institutes.
