Georgia Institute of Technology

The Georgia Tech educational experience is distinctive because of the combination of high academic quality within a public, technologically oriented univer­sity. Georgia Tech offers the unparal­leled educational  quality of an  Ivy League university with the strong blend of affordability and extracurricular pro­grams such  as  Division   I   athletics offered at most large state schools.

Georgia Tech students have the chance to make a meaningful difference by striving to improve the campus and the work). Georgia Tech is proud of the difference it has made in the lives of stu­dents and students are proud of the dif­ferences they have made.

The Tech campus provides opportuni­ties to put into practice ideas that make a difference. For example Tech students have initiated an academic honor code, lobbied for the construction of the Stu­dent Athletic Complex, created the annual Team Buzz Community Service Day, and championed the creation of a campus recycling program. These initia­tives have made a tremendous differ­ence in the lives of students, faculty and members of the Atlanta community.

Experiences such as these prepare Georgia Tech students to be the kind of visionary, technological leaders who can make an enduring difference. After they graduate, Tech students go out into the world and continue a tradition of achievement that includes leading NASA into a new era; becoming a world-renowned scientist, academic leader and Nobel Prize recipient; or even becoming president of the United States in the case of Jimmy Carter.

In addition to professional develop­ment, Georgia Tech also helps students grow as human beings by providing a campus atmosphere with countless activities and organizations to accommo­date almost any interest. Georgia Tech strives to help students become the peo­ple they want to be.

Academic Excellence

The quality of the Georgia Tech educa­tional experience is reflected in two important ways: consistently strong rankings by national publications and a prestigious, highly regarded curriculum with a technological focus.

Georgia Tech consistently ranks among the nation's top 10 public univer­sities according to U.S. News & World Report, which also routinely lists many of Tech's undergraduate programs in the top 10. Tech's industrial engineering pro­gram has been ranked No. 1 for more than a decade.

Georgia Tech is also renowned for providing a highly diverse educational environment. The Institute consistently ranks among the top universities in the country in the number of engineering degrees awarded to women, African Americans and all underrepresented minorities.

Tech's high-quality faculty is another key contributor to the Institute's educa­tional environment. More than 90 per­cent of the faculty hold Ph.D.s, and Tech's prominent faculty is recognized worldwide for its excellent research and teaching skills.

Both faculty and administrators help to ensure that the Georgia Tech curricu­lum reaches far beyond the scope of tra­ditional major classes with programs that provide a competitive career advan­tage. Many forward-thinking students choose to participate in the Cooperative Plan, an alternating work/study program that is the largest voluntary program of its kind in the United States. More than 3,500 students participate in this pro­gram, which provides not only valuable work experience, but also income to off­set college expenses.

For students who want a more flexi­ble program, internships are available with a wide variety of employers. Regardless of whether students choose a co-op or internship position, or pursue a pre-professional program to prepare for graduate or professional school. Tech helps students lay the groundwork for a successful future.

Research Leadership

From its beginnings more than a century ago, the Georgia Institute of Technology has established a tradition of excellence in technological research as well as edu­cation. The Institute is well known for its high academic standards and stands among the top ranks of U.S. research universities with a clear vision for lead­ership m providing a cutting-edge, tech­nological education for the twenty-first century.

Georgia Tech's peers and the public recognize Tech's commitment to excel­lence. Georgia Tech is one of the nation's largest industrial and engineer­ing research agencies. Research is con­ducted for industry and government by the Georgia Tech Research Institute, var­ious academic schools and departments, and more than 80 interdisciplinary research units on and off campus.

In Georgia specifically, the Institute plays a leading role in the Georgia Research Alliance (GRA), a centerpiece of the slate's economic development strategy. In 1996, the GRA completed construction of the Georgia Center for Advanced Telecommunications Technol­ogy (GCATT) building, a facility that houses several Georgia Tech research centers as well as research centers from other universities, high-tech business incubators, and established telecommu­nications businesses. The GCATT part­nership of academia, industry and government is helping propel Georgia's telecommunications industry to world prominence.

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