Carnegie Institute of Technology

:This article is about a center of higher learning. For the foundation which supports scientific research, refer to the Carnegie Institution of Washington. For the Carnegie Institute which operates the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, see that article.

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.

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In 1912, with the original campus nearly complete and three more schools holding classes, the first engineer entered the working world with a bachelor's degree from the newly accredited Carnegie Institute of Technology.

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