TCI College of Technology

Technical Career Institutes
Type Two-year Technical College
President George Santiago Jr.
Provost Clotilde Dillon
Location New York City, NY, USA
Coordinates: 40°45′02″N 73°59′45″W / 40.75047°N 73.99573°W / 40.75047; -73.99573
Website tcicollege.edu

Technical Career Institutes, also known as TCI College, is a private, for-profit college in New York City that offers education in technology, business, engineering, healthcare and other career paths.[1] It is dually accredited from the New York State Board of Regents and by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.[2] TCI’s curricula offer training at the associate degree level taught by more than 190 faculty.[3]

History

The school was founded in 1909 by Guglielmo Marconi as the Marconi Institute.[4] By 1919 the school changed its name to RCA Institutes and then in 1974 it became Technical Career Institutes.[4]

In 2009–2010 TCI had a 24% graduation rate and a 34.9% loan default rate, earning it the title from USA Today news as a "red flag school".[5] However it is not uncommon for for-profit colleges to have high rates of student loan default, which prompted a New York City Department of Consumer Affairs investigation in 2015.[6]

In May 2016, TCI named Dr. George Santiago, Jr. the new president and CEO.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Technical Career Institutes in New York, NY". US News Education. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  2. ↑ "Accreditation". www.tcicollege.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
  3. ↑ "Technical Career Institutes". College Navigator. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
  4. 1 2 "Technical Career Institutes Profile". Community College Review. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  5. ↑ Marklein, Mary Beth (2013-07-02). "College default rates higher than grad rates". USA Today News. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  6. ↑ Harris, Elizabeth A. (2015-04-02). "New York City Consumer Agency Investigating Four For-Profit Colleges". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  7. ↑ "TCI College Of Technology Names Dr. George Santiago, jr. President and CEO". The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education Magazine. 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
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