Florida Institute of Technology
High Tech with a Human Touch
About Us
Classes are taught in the evenings and weekends to allow working professionals the opportunity to earn a master's degree or graduate certificate without career interruption. Distance learning courses are also offered.
While the programs are open to all who meet the admission requirements of the university, traditionally the Redstone site has served government agencies and many national and local firms with facilities in the Huntsville area. These agencies include:
- United States Army Aviation and Missile Command
- United States Army Space and Strategic Defense Command
- United States Army Strategic Defense Advanced Technology Center
- United States Army Engineer Division, Huntsville, Ala.
- United States Army Redstone Readiness Group
- United States Army Ordnance Missile and Munitions Center and School
- Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA
Because of the moderate size of the student body, class size is relatively small. Students at Florida Tech are treated as individuals, not merely numbers. Each incoming student is assigned a graduate adviser to assist in formulating a graduate program plan to meet the individual needs of each student.
Most programs can be completed in two years or less. However, students may choose to complete their program at a slower pace. A majority of students at the site enroll for one course per semester, but some enroll for two or more courses when their schedules permit.
The instructors at the site are working professionals with hands-on experience in the discipline in which they teach. All of the instructors have a terminal degree.
The site is conveniently located in Building 5304 on Redstone Arsenal. Programs are open to all in the Huntsville area who met admission requirements of the university.
Accreditation
Florida Institute of Technology is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate, baccalaureate, master's, education specialist and doctoral degrees.
The university is approved by the Office of Education of the U.S. Department of Education.
The university is a member of the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida, the American Council on Education, the College Entrance Examination Board, and the Southeastern Consortium for Minorities in Engineering (SECME).
The university is approved by the State of Alabama Department of Education.
Additional information about Florida Tech may be found in several reference works including Accredited Institutions of Higher Education (American Council on Education), Competitive Colleges (Peterson's Guides), Florida Educational Directory (Department of Education, State of Florida) and America's Best Colleges in U.S. News and World Report, Best Buys in College Education in Barrons.
Florida Institute of Technology does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, handicap, age, national or ethnic origin in admission of students, administration of its educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, employment and policies and athletic, or other university-sponsored programs or activities.