California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, is a public polytechnic university in Pomona, California. It is the largest of the three polytechnic universities in the California State University system.
Aerial view of campus
Old horse stables
Cal Poly Pomona's Voorhis Ecological Reserve
Main entrance of the Cal Poly Pomona University Library
Institute of technology (United States)
Institutes of technology or polytechnic institutes are technologically focused universities, many dating back to the mid-19th century. A handful of American universities include the phrases Institute of Technology, Polytechnic Institute, Polytechnic University, University of Technology or similar phrasing in their names; these are generally research-intensive universities with a focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
Josiah Willard Gibbs was the first person to be awarded a Ph.D. in engineering from an American university in 1863.