New England Institute of Technology

New England Institute of Technology(New England TechorNEIT) is aprivate universitywith its main campus inEast Greenwich, Rhode Island.It was established in 1940[2]andRichard I. Gousehas been the president since 1971.[3]

New England Institute of Technology
Main Campus in East Greenwich
Other name
NEIT
TypePrivate university
Established1940;84 years ago(1940)
PresidentRichard I. Gouse
Academic staff
133 full-time, 212 part-time (2015)[1]
Administrative staff
189
Students2,919 (2015)[1]
Undergraduates2,813 (2015)[1]
Postgraduates106 (2015)[1]
Location,,
United States
MascotTech Tigers
Websitewww.neit.edu

Campuses

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New 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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Atrium and waterfalls in the East Greenwich campus.

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 theEckerd 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

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The 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

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The Access Road Campus consists of four buildings, including an automotive technician school which opened in 2005.[4]

Academics

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The university isaccreditedby theNew 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

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The National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium (or NAFTC) has a Training Center located at NEIT.[6]

References

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  1. ^abcd"New England Institute of Technology".College Navigator.National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. 2015.RetrievedJanuary 28,2017.
  2. ^"The Technical College of New England".NEIT.RetrievedJuly 6,2012.
  3. ^abcdef"New England Tech announces $120-million expansion of East Greenwich campus".The Providence Journal. 30 September 2014.Retrieved20 September2017.
  4. ^abc"Campus Setting".New England Institute of Technology.New England Institute of Technology.Retrieved20 September2017.
  5. ^ab"East Greenwich Campus".New England Institute of Technology.Retrieved20 September2017.
  6. ^"NAFTC National Training Centers"(PDF).NAFTC. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on December 22, 2014.RetrievedJuly 6,2012.
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