Washington Technical Institute;
Washington Technical Institute -- Buildings
WTI’s administration building and student center was dedicated in 1973. By this time, WTI was located on a 21 acre wooded site north of Van Ness Street north of Connecticut Avenue, NW
College presidents – Washington (D.C.) -- Washington Technical Institute;
Dennard, Cleveland;
Nixon, Richard, 1913 - 1994;
Washington Technical Institute;
Washington Technical Institute -- Presidents
WTI President Cleveland Dennard with President Richard Nixon, when Nixon visited WTI in 1969. Nixon advocated improved and modern facilities for both WTI and FCC.
College presidents -- Washington (D.C.) -- Washington Technical Institute;
Dennard, Cleveland;
Washington Technical Institute;
Washington Technical Institute -- Presidents
WTI President Cleveland Dennard with plans for new WTI campus. WTI was first housed at temporary quarters at the old Bureau of Standards campus at 4100 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington DC. WTI President Dennard led the initiative to construct...
College presidents – Washington (D.C.) -- Washington Technical Institute;
Dennard, Cleveland;
Washington Technical Institute;
Washington Technical Institute -- Presidents
WTI President Cleveland Dennard speaking at WTI graduation, ca. mid-1970s. WTI awarded its first associate degrees in June 1970.
United States. National Bureau of Standards;
Washington Technical Institute
The WTI campus was on the site formerly occupied by the National Bureau of Standards. Beginning in 1967, the old testing laboratories of the National Bureau of Standards were modified into technical classrooms; government offices remodeled with...
Antioch School of Law; District of Columbia School of Law; District of Columbia Teachers College; Federal City College; Miner Normal School; Miner Teachers College; University of the District of Columbia; Washington Normal School; Washington...
The UDC Digital Archives Collection contains images documenting the history of UDC and its predecessor institutions from 1851 to the Present. Therefore, in addition to the University of the District of Columbia (founded in 1976), institutions...
United States. National Bureau of Standards;
Washington Technical Institute
The original 32 acre site where WTI was housed is near the National Zoological Gardens on the south, Rock Creek Park on the east, and the shopping areas of Chevy Chase and Reno Road to the west.
The January 1976 issue of the WTI Falcon. The Falcon served as the medium of student expression on matters involving the curricular and co-curricular activities at WTI.
Washington Technical Institute;
Washington Technical Institute. Business Administration Program
The business program at WTI was intended to train “innovative manager trainees” who will meet the need for “qualified business managers” as industry continues to grow.
Washington Technical Institute;
Seals (numismatics) – Washington (D.C.) -- Washington Technical Institute
Second official seal of Washington Technical Institute. Source: WTI Yearbook, 1970, p.167.
WTI was created at a time when over 60% of the adult wage earners in DC had six or less years of formal education, and lacked the skills necessary to obtain...
Washington Technical Institute;
Washington Technical Institute. Printing Program
Printing and publishing was a major industry in Washington, DC. In the early 1970s, use of printed material for information, packaging, and advertising was expected to continue to increase. Students enrolled in this program took courses such as...
Dennard, Cleveland
Farner, Frank
Federal City College
Johnson, Lyndon
School lands – District of Columbia – Federal City College
Washington, Walter
Weigand, Max
President Lyndon Johnson signing legislation granting land grant status to Federal City College and Washington Technical institute. Standing are FCC officials such as FCC President Frank Farner, FCC head of the Cooperative Education Program, Max...
Dennard, Cleveland;
Dr. Cleveland Dennard Plaque;
University of the District of Columbia;
University of the District of Columbia Dennard Plaza
Plaque in honor of Dr. Cleveland Dennard at Dennard Plaza on the Van Ness Campus of UDC. Dr. Dennard was President of Washington Technical Institute from 1967 through 1977. Plaque installed on October 5, 1982.
College presidents – Washington (D.C.) -- Washington Technical Institute;
Dennard, Cleveland;
Nixon, Richard, 1913 - 1994;
Washington Technical Institute;
Washington Technical Institute -- Presidents
Photograph of WTI President Cleveland Dennard with President Richard Nixon, when Nixon visited WTI in 1969. Nixon advocated improved and modern facilities for both WTI and FCC.
Washington Technical Institute;
Washington Technical Institute. Nursing Program
Nursing became an attractive profession because of the shortage of people in that profession. WTI graduates found work at hospitals, nursing homes, and community health agencies.
