Organization Profile
Organization Overview
Located in Atlanta, the Georgia Institute of Technology is a Research I institution with approximately 12,000 undergraduate students and 5,000 graduate students. Georgia Tech has 6 academic colleges: College of Architecture, College of Computing, College of Engineering, College of Management, Ivan Allen College, and College of Sciences.
Organization History
Founded on October 13, 1885, the Georgia School of Technology opened its doors in October 1888 to eighty-four students. The School's creation signaled the beginning of the transformation of the agrarian South to an industrial economy. During its first fifty years, Tech grew from a narrowly focused trade school to a regionally recognized technological university.
In 1948, the School's name was changed to the Georgia Institute of Technology to reflect a growing focus on advanced technological and scientific research. Women students were admitted in 1952, and in 1961 Georgia Tech became the first university in the Deep South to admit African American students without a court order.
In recent years, Georgia Tech has been a national leader in managing the global transition from an industrial economy to an information economy. Throughout its long history, Georgia Tech has always focused its efforts on preparing students to use their innovative skills and strong work ethic to solve real-world problems and improve the lives of people around the globe.
Benefits
Georgia Tech offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to meet the diverse needs of our faculty and staff. To learn more, please visit:
http://www.ohr.gatech.edu/benefits