History
The college, founded in 1969 by Professor Ze’ev Lev (William Low), specializes in high-tech engineering, industrial management and life and health sciences. JCT is particularly known for its electro-optics faculty. The institution is fully accredited by the Council for Higher Education in Israel, the main authority overseeing Israel's academic institutions. Some 4,000 students are currently enrolled in JCT, with a faculty of over 500 professors, instructors and researchers. The mission of the college is to educate students "who see the synthesis of Jewish values and a profession as their way of life; to provide manpower for Israel's developing high-tech industry and who will establish industries of their own; to produce industrial leaders strongly committed to Israel, a Jewish way of life, and for the betterment of the Jewish People and the world." "The Jerusalem College of Technology's commitment to provide excellent academic education that meets both Israel's needs and the needs of the population it serves, has resulted in JCT's expansion into new areas, reaching out to students who would not otherwise have had the opportunity to enter these academic fields." JCT's goal to bring higher education to underprivileged communities is most evident in their EFE (Education for Ethiopians) and Haredi Integration programs.
Machon Lev has separate campuses for men and women in order to allow the Orthodox and Ultra-Orthodox communities, who comprise the majority of its student body and require gender-separation due to religious modesty reasons, to study comfortably.
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