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The Carnegie Institute of Technology, the predecessor to Carnegie Mellon University , was founded in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools. His stated intention was to build a "first class technical school" in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for the children of local steel mill workers. In about a century, it has expanded from four small programs to become Carnegie Mellon University . Carnegie Mellon's college of engineering took on the name of Carnegie Institute of Technology. The name is still in use today. HISTORY By 1905, the massive buildings of the Carnegie Technical Schools began to rise out of a barren field east of the city. Applications poured in, and the first students of the School of Science and Technology optimistically began classes in unfinished buildings, still surrounded by the sounds of construction. The school initially offered two- and three-year programs to train the sons and daughters of Pittsburgh's working class. In 1912, with the original campus nearly complete and three more schools (the School of Fine and Applied Arts, the School of Apprentices and Journeymen, and the Margaret Morrison Carnegie School for Women) holding classes, the school changed its name to Carnegie Institute of Technology and began offering four-year degrees. Expansion and merger Over the next five decades, Carnegie Tech became well-known not only for its engineering and science programs, but also for its progressive programs in drama and fine arts. This recognition as an academically prominent institution set the stage for merging with Mellon Institute , a private applied research institute. Out of this 1967 union, Carnegie Mellon emerged as one of the United States' most prestigious research universities. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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