New York Institute Of Technology-Old Westbury

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

The New York Institute of Technology is a private, co-educational college located in New York, New York. The main campus of NYIT, the Old Westbury campus, was opened in 1963. The institute comprises of the following academic units:

• Architecture and Design
• College of Arts and Sciences
• Education and Professional Services
• Engineering and Computing Sciences
• Health Professions, Behavioral, and Life Sciences Management
• New York College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYCOM)

The Old Westbury campus is home to a sports complex, administrative offices and the de Seversky Center of NYIT. It also has an active Greek life.

Additional information about NYIT can be found be reading BrainTrack's interview with the school's career director.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in business and management and medicine.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High male/female ratio.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Racially diverse student body.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 9,073 in 2009-2010 (8,461 full-time equivalent).

About 63% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 37% of the class.

Undergrads are 59% of enrolled students and graduate students are 41%.

Students under 25 years old represent 65% of the student body. About 4% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

NYIT Old Westbury provides on-campus housing for 468 of its 8,461 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Graduate School Focus

NYIT Old Westbury offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education and medical degrees.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Doctoral (Other Then Education).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (78 awarded)

• Architectural Technology/Technician
• Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
• City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,665 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Labor and Industrial Relations
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (135 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Technology

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (9 awarded)

• Culinary Arts and Related Services

DESIGN (75 awarded)

• Design and Applied Arts
• Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

• Visual and Performing Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (125 awarded)

• Biology Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (104 awarded)

• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering/Industrial Management
• Mechanical Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (50 awarded)

• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
• Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician
• Engineering Technologies/Technicians
• Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians
• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician

HOSPITALITY (36 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management

LIBERAL ARTS (359 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology

MEDIA (104 awarded)

• Advertising
• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Radio and Television
• Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (60 awarded)

• Physician Assistant

MEDICINE (327 awarded)

• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
• Medical Scientist (MS, PhD)
• Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy (DO)

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (20 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (22 awarded)

• Nutrition Sciences
• Occupational Therapy/Therapist

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (11 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art

SCIENCE (87 awarded)

• Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biotechnology

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (16 awarded)

• Corrections and Criminal Justice
• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (164 awarded)

• Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology