· The Georgia School of Technology opened for classes October 8, 1888.
· 129 students were registered to work towards the first degree offered, the Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
· The first academic building was the distinctive Tech Tower.
· The Georgia School of Technology's first staff and faculty included five professors and five shop supervisors.
· The first official motto was, "To Know, To Do, To Be".
· The Technologian, the first student publication, appeared March 1891.
· In 1903, John Heisman became Tech's first full-time football coach.

The Georgia Institute of Technology

· In 1948, the Board of Regents authorized the Georgia School of Technology to be renamed the Georgia Institute of Technology.
· The first women students enrolled Fall Quarter 1952.
· Institutional accreditation is by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
· Professional Accreditations:
      Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
      American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business
      American Chemical Society
      American Council for Construction Education
      Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International
      Design-Build Institute of America
      Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
      Industrial Designers Society of America
      International Facility Management Association
      National Architectural Accrediting Board
      National Association of Schools in Art and Design
      Planning Accreditation Board
      Royal Society of Chartered Surveyors

· Georgia Tech operates on the semester system.
· Georgia Tech offers educational opportunities from over 30 schools and colleges.
· Degrees are offered in the following:
      College of Architecture
      College of Computing
      College of Engineering
      Ivan Allen College
      College of Management
      College of Sciences

· The Georgia Tech Foundation was chartered in 1932. The endowment of the Georgia Tech Foundation has a current market value in     excess of $937 million.
· The Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) was created in 1980.

Georgia Tech's College of Engineering ranked among the top 5 graduate schools in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report. Specific graduate programs ranked in the top 10 include:
      1st in Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering
      3rd in Biomedical Engineering
      4th in Aerospace Engineering
      5th in Civil Engineering
      6th in Computer Engineering
      6th in Electrical Engineering
      7th in Mechanical Engineering
      8th in Environmental Engineering

Other U. S. News & World Report rankings include:
      The College of Computing's graduate program ranked 12th.
      The College of Architecture's graduate program ranked 15th.
      Artificial Intelligence in the College of Computing ranked 12th.
      Computer Systems in the College of Computing ranked 8th.
      Georgia Tech's undergraduate program received a ranking of 9th among public universities and 37th overall.

• The Co-op Program listed nationally as a “Program To Look For” by U.S. News & World Report, and is the largest
            optional program in the nation.
• The National Science Foundation ranks Georgia Tech 2nd in engineering R&D.
• The Engineering Workforce Commission ranks Georgia Tech 1st in the number of degrees awarded in engineering and 1st in the
           number of degrees awarded to women in engineering.
• Forbes magazine lists Georgia Tech’s MBA program in the top 10 among public universities.
• Hispanic Business magazine ranked Georgia Tech 2nd in its list of top engineering schools.