New Jersey Institute of Technolog (New Jersey, U.S.A.)
NJIT was founded in 1881 as the Newark Technical School. Sponsored by the Newark Board of Trade with a matching grant from the New Jersey state legislature, it offered non-degree training in “Science, Mathematics, and Drawing.” Eighty-eight Newark residents made up its first class.
- The first bachelor’s degrees were awarded in 1923: three in chemical engineering, three in electrical engineering, and four in mechanical engineering.
- The first of NJIT's current colleges was established in 1930, when the school’s name was changed to the Newark College of Engineering.
- The first woman to enroll was chemistry student Margaret Bryce in 1897; the first to receive a degree was Edythe R. Rabbe '30.
- NJIT’s first students to live on campus resided in the newly opened Redwood Hall in 1979.
New Jersey Institute of Technology will deliver to UMANE students the course in Engineering Science. By clicking on the link you can see a the list of courses available to UMANE students.
