PIT was founded in 1953 by Walter Garrison, an aerospace engineer, to provide math and science training for pre-engineering students.[6] Until 1982, the school was located in a collection of buildings in Upper Darby; fourteen acres were purchased to construct a new campus in the late 1970s. In 1976, P.I.T. was approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education to award specialized associate degrees.[7] In 1983, P.I.T. gained accreditation from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (now the Middle States Commission on Higher Education).[8] In 2021, Middle States Commission on Higher Education approved the college's awarding of Bachelor's Degrees.[9]
Academics
PIT offers bachelor's, associate degrees, and certificate programs.[10]
^"Directions". Pennsylvania Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2020-04-23. 800 Manchester Avenue Media, PA 19063-4089 - Compare the address location to the map. The contact page states "Get directions to P.I.T.’s campus in Media, PA." but in fact the campus is not in the Media borough limits. Note that the city of Houston stated in 1996 that: "The U.S. Postal Service establishes ZIP codes and mailing addresses in order to maximize the efficiency of their system, not to recognize jurisdictional boundaries."
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