West Virginia University Institute of Technology is a public college in Beckley, West Virginia. It is a divisional campus of West Virginia University. The college was founded in 1895 in Montgomery, West Virginia as the sub-collegiate Montgomery Preparatory School for West Virginia University. In 1917, it was separated from WVU and renamed the We…
West Virginia University Institute of Technology is a public college in Beckley, West Virginia. It is a divisional campus of West Virginia University. The college was founded in 1895 in Montgomery, West Virginia as the sub-collegiate Montgomery Preparatory School for West Virginia University. In 1917, it was separated from WVU and renamed the West Virginia Trade School. Next, in 1921, it reached the junior college level as the New River State School. It became a four-year college as New River State College in 1931 and was renamed the West Virginia Institute of Technology in 1941. It began to grant engineering degrees in 1952.
Former names: Montgomery Preparatory School (1895–1917) · West Virginia Trade School (1917–1921) · New River State School (1921–1931) · New River State College (1931–1941) · West Virginia Institute of Technology (1941–1996)
Type: Public college
Established: 1895
Parent institution: West Virginia University
Campus President: T. Ramon Stuart
Academic staff: 177 total · (120 full time) · (57 part-time)
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