| • Science | • People | • Locations | • Timeline |
| Motto | ("Ad Astra Per Scientiam") |
|---|---|
| Established | 1958 |
| School type | Private |
| President | Anthony James Catanese |
| Location | Melbourne, Florida, USA |
| Enrollment | 2,319 undergraduate, 2,363 graduate |
| Faculty | 265 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Mascot | Panther |
| Homepage | www.fit.edu |
Founded by Jerome P. Keuper and nestled in the heart of Melbourne, Florida, Florida Tech is a growing independent technological college centered on engineering fields. Florida Tech employs around 800 people at its home base in Brevard County . It attracts over 3,000 full and part-time residents to Melbourne each year. Many of its employees are national leaders in their fields. It has been a silent partner in the community's economic growth and in the growth of high-tech industry on the Space Coast for the past 45 years.