History
By 1905, the massive buildings of the Carnegie Technical Schools were being constructed in a field east of the University of Pittsburgh. The first students of the School of Science and Technology began classes in unfinished buildings, still surrounded by new construction. The school initially offered two- and three-year programs to train the children of Pittsburgh's working class.
In 1912, with the original campus nearly complete and three more schools (the School of Fine and Applied Arts, the School of Apprentices and Journeymen, and the Margaret Morrison Carnegie School) holding classes, the Carnegie Technical Schools changed its name to the Carnegie Institute of Technology and began offering four-year degrees.
Over the next five decades, Carnegie Tech became well-known not only for its engineering and science programs, but also for its progressive programs in drama and fine arts and its rigorous approach to the social and management sciences. This recognition as an academically prominent institution set the stage for merging with the Mellon Institute, a private applied research institute.
Out of this 1967 union, Carnegie Mellon University emerged as one of the United States' most prestigious research universities.
In 1970, Carnegie Mellon's College of Engineering and Science was divided into the Carnegie Institute of Technology (engineering) and the Mellon College of Science.
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