WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

'West Virginia University Institute of Technology' is a four-year college located in Montgomery, West Virginia. It is the largest regional campus of West Virginia University and is separately accredited from the main campus of WVU in Morgantown. As part of WVU, it is governed by the University of West Virginia Board of Trustees.
Locals generally call the school 'WVU Tech', 'West Virginia Tech', or simply 'Tech'.

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History

Athletics

External links

History

The school was founded at the sub-college level 'Montgomery Preparatory School' of WVU in 1895. 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 degrees in engineering in 1952.
The school added a community college in 1966 and it began to grant the master's degree in engineering in 1978.
In 1996 the college became a regional campus of West Virginia University. On July 1, 2007, WVU Tech became a full division of WVU. While several departments on campus report directly to WVU, oversight of all academic areas has remained on Tech's main campus.
WVU Tech offers a variety of baccalaureate degree programs in high-demand fields such as Engineering, Nursing, Printing Management, Business Management, Life Sciences, Computer Science, Health Services Administration and many more. WVU Tech also offers a masters degree program in Control Systems Engineering.

Athletics

The school's athletic teams are known as the ''Golden Bears'', and compete in the NAIA Mid-South Conference. Prior to 2006 it competed in the WVIAC in NCAA Division II.
In their first season as a member of the Mid-South, the WVU Tech women's basketball team won the conference tournament and earned a birth in the NAIA National Tournament. After finishing just 1-23 a year prior, the 2006-07 version of the Lady Golden Bears finished with an overall record of 24-9. The 18.5 game improvement is equal to the largest documented single season turnaround in NCAA history, and is believed to be the biggest in the history of the NAIA.

External links

★ West Virginia University Institute of Technology

★ Community and Technical College at WVU Tech

★ WVU Tech Collegian (Student Newspaper)

★ Tech In Check (Unofficial WVU Tech Community Blog)