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Type | Private junior college |
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Established | 1953 |
President | Harry Matthew (Matt) Meyers[1] |
Academic staff | 76 |
Administrative staff | 48 |
Total staff | 124 |
Students | 651 |
Undergraduates | 651 |
Address | 800 Manchester Avenue, Media, PA 19063 , , , 19063 , United States 39°54′29″N 75°23′20″W / 39.908°N 75.389°W |
Campus | Suburban, 14 acres (5.7 ha) |
Mascot | Garri the Monster |
Website | www.pit.edu |
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology (P.I.T. or PenTech) is a private junior college and technical school in Upper Providence Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania,[2][3] near Media. The college, which typically enrolls between 450 and 850 students, is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.[4]
PIT was founded in 1953 by Walter Garrison, an aerospace engineer, to provide math and science training for pre-engineering students.[6] Until 1982, the school was located in a collection of buildings in Upper Darby; fourteen acres were purchased to construct a new campus in the late 1970s. In 1976, P.I.T. was approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education to award specialized associate degrees.[7] In 1983, P.I.T. gained accreditation from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (now the Middle States Commission on Higher Education).[8] In 2021, Middle States Commission on Higher Education approved the college's awarding of Bachelor's Degrees.[9]
PIT offers bachelor's, associate degrees, and certificate programs.[10]