Polytechnic University

Polytechnic University (Poly or Polytech), located in the Borough of Brooklyn in New York City, is the United States' second oldest private technological university, founded in 1854. In 2008, Polytechnic and New York University (NYU) agreed to merge and was officially approved by NYS Regents Board effective July 1st, 2008. Both institutes are driving a plan to smoothly transit Poly into NYU and plan to render first degrees by spring 2009. Beginning July 1st, the institute will officially be chartered and known as Polytechnic Institute of New York University.

A private, co-educational institution, Polytechnic has a distinguished history in electrical engineering, polymer chemistry, aerospace and microwave engineering. Currently, it is a leader in telecommunications, information science and technology management. The University is also known for its outstanding research centers as well as its outreach programs to encourage math and science education in New York elementary and high schools. In addition to its main campus at MetroTech Center in Downtown Brooklyn, Polytechnic offers programs at sites throughout the region, including Long Island, Manhattan and Westchester. Additionally, the University offers several programs in Israel.

MetroTech Campus

Polytechnic played a leadership role in bringing about MetroTech Center, one of the largest urban university-corporate parks in the world and the largest in the United States. Today, the 16 acre (65,000 m²), $1 billion complex is home to the University and several technology-dependent companies, including Securities Industry Automation Corporation (SIAC), New York City Police Department's 911 Center, New York City Fire Department Headquarters and the U.S. technology and operations functions of JPMorgan Chase. In 1998, a Marriott Hotel was built adjacent to MetroTech. MetroTech has proven to be a case study in university, corporate, government and private-developer cooperation, and has resulted in renewing an area that once had been a site of urban decay.

Polytechnic University (Poly or Polytech), located in the Borough of Brooklyn in New York City, is the United States' second oldest private technological university, founded in 1854. In 2008, Polytechnic and New York University (NYU) agreed to merge and was officially approved by NYS Regents Board effective July 1st, 2008. Both institutes are driving a plan to smoothly transit Poly into NYU and plan to render first degrees by spring 2009. Beginning July 1st, the institute will officially be chartered and known as Polytechnic Institute of New York University.