New York City College of Technology

Not to be confused with New York Institute of Technology.

The New York City College of Technology (City Tech) is a public college in New York City. Founded in 1946, it is the City University of New York's college of technology. Its main urban campus is located in Downtown Brooklyn.

New York City College of Technology
(City Tech)

Type	Public college
Established	1946 (as New York State Institute for Applied Arts and Sciences)
Parent institution	City University of New York
Endowment	$12 million[1]
President	Russell K. Hotzler
Provost	Bonne August
Academic staff	425 full-time, 1,049 part-time[2]
Students	17,000+[2]
Location	New York City , New York , U.S. 40.6958°N 73.9880°W / 40.6958; -73.9880
Campus	Urban
Colors	Blue & gold
Nickname	Yellow Jackets
Website	www.citytech.cuny.edu

History

City Tech was founded in 1946 as The New York State Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences. The urgent mission at the time was to provide training to GIs returning from the Second World War and to provide New York with the technically proficient workforce it would need to thrive in the emerging post-war economy. From its beginnings as an Institute—to being chartered as a community college—and subsequently transitioning to senior college status during the 1980s—it has grown from serving 246 students in 1946, to a population today of more than 30,000 degree and non-degree seeking students.

Voorhees Technical Institute

Former names	The New York Trade School (1881–1961), The Technical Schools of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1880)
Type	Private
Active	1881–1971 (acq. by New York City Community College of City University)
Location	New York City , New York , USA
Campus	Urban

New York City Community College

Former names	The New York State Institute for Applied Arts & Sciences (1946–1953)
Type	Public
Active	1946–1964 (Joined City University System)
Location	Brooklyn , New York , USA
Campus	Urban

(King1893NYC) pg280 New-York Trade-School, 1893

Social science class with Professor John Graves, at globe, who became executive director of the institute's Franklin Hall Annex in February 1950.

Professor Herman Wald with U.S. Air Force 3310th School Squadron dental laboratory technology class in 1951.

Academics

Undergraduate demographics as of Fall 2023^[3]

Race and ethnicity	Total
Hispanic	36%
Black	27%
Asian	21%
White	9%
International student	4%
Two or more races	2%
American Indian/Alaska Native	1%
Economic diversity
Low-income[a]	58%
Affluent[b]	42%

City Tech has an enrollment of more than 14,000 students in 58 baccalaureate and associate degree programs including several engineering technology fields as well as architecture, construction, nursing, hospitality management, entertainment technology, dental hygiene, vision care technology, technology teacher training and paralegal training. Non-degree continuing education is also offered, and serves approximately 5,000 students each year. City Tech is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

The college's academics are organized into three schools:

• School of Technology and Design
• School of Professional Studies
• School of Arts and Sciences

Library

The college hired its first library director in 1957.^[4] The current college library building went up around 1987.^[4] In 2012, the library staff adopted an open-access policy to make its members' professional research publicly accessible online.^[5]

Campus

Namm Hall (left), The Atrium (bottom center), and Pearl St. Building (right) at City Tech campus

Academic Building at the corner of Tillary and Jay Streets

The Voorhees Building

City Tech occupies seven buildings within Downtown Brooklyn's Tech Triangle, the MetroTech Business Improvement District, and DUMBO. College Administration and Offices, the Ursula C. Schwerin Library, the School of Professional Studies, and the School of Arts & Sciences are primarily based in a complex formed by the Namm, Library (formerly Atrium), General, and Pearl buildings in MetroTech (300 Jay Street). The School of Technology & Design is primarily based in Voorhees Hall in DUMBO.

A supertall skyscraper designed by Renzo Piano—which would have been known as City Tech Tower, with 65 floors for the college and 600 units of housing^[6]—was proposed, but scrapped.^[7][8][9]

In October 2013, City Tech held a ceremonial groundbreaking for a 350,000-square-foot (33,000 m²) academic complex at the corner of Tillary and Jay Streets in Downtown Brooklyn, which opened in August 2018. The new complex occupies the site formerly occupied by the Klitgord Center. The new eight-story building, known as the Academic Complex, is home to City Tech's expanding programs in healthcare and the sciences. The departments moved into the new building include the core sciences: Physics, Chemistry and Biological Sciences (including Biomedical Informatics). It is also home to the health programs: Nursing, Radiologic Technology & Medical Imaging, Dental Hygiene, Restorative Dentistry, and Vision Care Technology. The Academic Complex includes a 1,000-seat concert hall quality auditorium, the largest of its kind in Downtown Brooklyn. A wellness center and faculty office space is also located in the Academic Complex.

Athletics

City Tech teams participated as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division III. City Tech began CUNYAC competition in the community college section from the conference's inception in the 1987–88 season, later to join its senior college section in the 1999–2000 season. Men's sports included basketball, cross country, soccer, tennis and volleyball; while women's sports included basketball, cross country, softball, tennis and volleyball. City Tech's athletic program is in hiatus until new facilities are available.

Notable people

Alumni

• Eric Adams, 110th Mayor of New York City (2022–present); 18th Borough President of Brooklyn (2014–2021)^[10]
• Hiroaki Aoki (Restaurant Management, 1963), Olympic wrestler and founder of the Benihana chain of restaurants
• Charles Barron, New York City Council member representing the 42nd District of New York City; former Black Panther
• Moses Michael Levi Barrow (born Jamal Michael Barrow; 1978), better known by his stage name Shyne, Belizean rapper and politician
• Zev Brenner, an Orthodox Jewish radio host; president and founder of Talkline Communications
• Salvatore Cassano (Fire Protection, 1970), New York City Fire Commissioner
• Patrick Clark (Hotel and Restaurant Technology), chef^[11]
• Larry R. Felix (1980), director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
• Robert Holden, professor and New York City Council member
• Michael Lomonaco (Hotel and Restaurant Management, 1984), chef, restaurateur, and television personality
• Julian Niccolini (Hospitality Management), managing partner of The Four Seasons Restaurant
• Samuel E Vázquez (1991), visual artist
• William Yosses (Hotel Management), White House Executive Pastry Chef and coauthor of the book Desserts For Dummies'
• Ray Sharkey, stage, film, and TV actor (Attended for one year)

Faculty

• Leon M. Goldstein (c. 1932–1999), President of Kingsborough Community College, and acting Chancellor of the City University of New York
• Dorothy E. Hayes (1935–2015), graphic designer, educator^[12][13]
• Frank McCourt (1930–2009), the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Angela's Ashes, taught in the English department. In a 1997 New York Times Op-Ed essay, Mr. McCourt wrote about his experiences teaching immigrant mothers at New York City Technical College during the Spring 1990 semester.^[14]
• Rob Redding, talk host, journalist, author, and artist
• Norma Merrick Sklarek (1926–2012), first African American woman licensed to practice architecture in New York and California; Harlem-born, Columbia University graduate. Taught architecture courses in the mid-1950s.

Notes

1. The percentage of students who received an income-based federal Pell grant intended for low-income students.
2. The percentage of students who are a part of the American middle class at the bare minimum.