Polytechnic

A polytechnic is a school, college, or university that qualifies as an institute of technology or vocational university. They are sometimes called universities of applied sciences.

Polytechnic may also refer to:

Education systems

• Polytechnic High School (disambiguation), lists a number of high schools with polytechnic included in the name
• Polytechnic Secondary School
• Polytechnic (Greece), schools that teach engineering
• Polytechnic (Portugal), schools that offer profession-oriented, practical training
• Polytechnic (Singapore), tertiary institutions offering education in applied sciences and vocational fields
• Polytechnic (United Kingdom), system 1965–1992; since merging with university system known as "post-1992 universities"

Tertiary educational institutions

Asia

• Abu Dhabi Polytechnic, one of the universities and colleges of the United Arab Emirates
• Bahrain Polytechnic in Isa Town, Bahrain
• Hong Kong Polytechnic University (known as PolyU)
• Jakarta State Polytechnic, Indonesia
• Macao Polytechnic University
• Politeknik Ungku Omar in Perak, Malaysia
• Polytechnic University of the Philippines in Manila
• Tehran Polytechnic in Tehran, Iran
• Tokyo Polytechnic University, Japan
• Wuhan Polytechnic University, Hubei, China

Canada

• Northwestern Polytechnic, Grand Prairie, Alberta
• Red Deer Polytechnic, Red Deer, Alberta
• Polytechnique Montréal, Montréal
• Red River College Polytechnic, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Europe

• Polytechnic University of Catalonia or BarcelonaTech, Spain
• Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Russian Federation, St. Petersburg
• Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France, Valenciennes
• Polytechnic University of Milan (Politecnico di Milano), Milan
• Polytechnic University of Paris, Paris
• Polytechnic University of Turin (Politecnico di Torino), Turin
• Politechnika Wrocławska, another name for Wrocław University of Science and Technology in Wrocław, Poland

New Zealand

• Aoraki Polytechnic
• Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology
• Otago Polytechnic

United States

• California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
• California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt
• California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
• Florida Polytechnic University of Lakeland, Florida
• Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), Atlanta, Georgia
• Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan
• Polytechnic University (New York), New York University Tandon School of Engineering
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) of Blacksburg, Virginia
• "Wisconsin's Polytechnic University", designation given to the University of Wisconsin–Stout, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, in 2007
• Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts

Entertainment

• Polytechnique (film), a 2009 Canadian film
• Polytechnic (film), a 2014 Indian film
• Polytechnic (band), an English indie rock band

Sports

• Polytechnic F.C., an English football club
• Polytechnic Boxing Club, an English boxing club
• Kingston Athletic Club and Polytechnic Harriers, English sporting clubs
• Polytechnic Marathon, an English foot race
• Polytechnic Stadium (London), an English sports facility
• Polytechnic Magazine, magazine covering news for the Regent Street Polytechnic
• Polytechnic Stadium (Kremenchuk), a Ukrainian sports facility

See also

• Cal Poly (disambiguation), lists several polytechnics in California referred to by this name
• VEB Polytechnik, a defunct East German (GDR) company
• List of institutions using the term "institute of technology" or "polytechnic"
• All pages with titles containing Polytechnic; institute of technology; or university of applied science