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New England Institute of Technology (New England Tech or NEIT) is a private university with its main campus in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. It was established in 1940[2] and Richard I. Gouse has been the president since 1971.[3]
 Main Campus in East Greenwich | |
Other name | NEIT |
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| Type | Private university |
| Established | 1940 |
| President | Richard I. Gouse |
Academic staff | 133 full-time, 212 part-time (2015)[1] |
Administrative staff | 189 |
| Students | 2,919 (2015)[1] |
| Undergraduates | 2,813 (2015)[1] |
| Postgraduates | 106 (2015)[1] |
| Location | , , United States |
| Mascot | Tech Tigers |
| Website | www |
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Campuses
editNew England Tech's main campus is located on One New England Tech Blvd, East Greenwich with two smaller campuses located in Warwick.[4]
East Greenwich Campus
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The East Greenwich Campus is the main campus for all administrative, residence, athletics, and student services.[5] The campus's centerpiece is a newly renovated 265,000-square-foot facility[5] dedicated to classrooms, technical labs, medical suites for training simulations, and administrative services. The interior features technical labs and an open atrium with multi-tiered waterfall.[3] A 400-bed residence hall is also located on the East Greenwich campus.
The building had been intended to serve as headquarters for the Eckerd Corporation.[3] The site was purchased in 2007 still unfinished, and extensively customized for New England Tech.[3] It opened to students in summer 2011; a major expansion begun in 2014 added dormitories and new instructional space.[3]
Julian B. Gouse Campus
editThe Julian B. Gouse Campus is a 57,000-square-foot facility containing classroom and laboratory space located on Post Road in Warwick, Rhode Island.[4]
Access Road campus
editThe Access Road Campus consists of four buildings, including an automotive technician school which opened in 2005.[4]
Academics
editThe university is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. It offers degrees in various technical areas, including plumbing and heating ventilation, architectural design, nursing, occupational therapy, veterinary technology, business management, criminal justice and software engineering, shipbuilding and advanced manufacturing.[3]
National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium
editThe National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium (or NAFTC) has a Training Center located at NEIT.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "New England Institute of Technology". College Navigator. National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
- ^ "The Technical College of New England". NEIT. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f "New England Tech announces $120-million expansion of East Greenwich campus". The Providence Journal. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ a b c "Campus Setting". New England Institute of Technology. New England Institute of Technology. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ a b "East Greenwich Campus". New England Institute of Technology. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ "NAFTC National Training Centers" (PDF). NAFTC. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
External links
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