Far Eastern University Institute of Technology

In 1936, the Institute of Technology was created in response to the increasing demand for trained engineers and technologists. It offered courses in architecture, engineering, and chemistry. Subsequently, after the Institute found itself squeezed between the government's cap on tuition fee increase and the rising costs of providing quality education in engineering, the administration decided to phase it out in favor of computer technology programs and had the Institute of Technology closed in 1996.[2]

Earlier, in July 1991, IBM Philippines together with SM Foundation, Inc. founded Asia Pacific Computer Technology Center (APCTC) in an effort to address the manpower needs of the growing Information Technology industry. APCTC later collaborated with the Far Eastern University (FEU) and Intelligent Wave, Inc. to set up a computer school, which was called East Asia Computer Center, Inc. (EACCI) Later, it was eventually renamed as East Asia Institute of Computer Technology.[2]

On September 30, 1998, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) noted the change of its name to East Asia College of Information Technology (EACIT).[2]

On February 24, 2000, EACIT was identified by CHED as a Center of Development for Excellence in Information Technology Education.[1]

In 2001, EACIT sought the approval of CHED to offer additional courses leading to Bachelor of Science in Information Technology and Bachelor of Science in Information Management. In the same year, FEU reopened its College of Engineering offering a trimestral (four years and one term) program. Full recognition of the programs were approved in 2004.[2]

FEU bought out the shares of all incorporators and became the sole owner of EACIT in 2002. The following year, the College of Engineering was merged with EACIT and the two formed a technology education powerhouse known as FEU – East Asia College (FEU - EAC).[3]

In 2014, FEU - East Asia College was re-named back to its roots as FEU Institute of Technology.

FEU Tech has four programs with Level II accreditations from PAASCU: BS Computer Science with specialization in Software Engineering, BS Information Technology with specialization in Web and Mobile Application Development, BS Civil Engineering, and BS Computer Engineering.[4]

(L-R) Education Building, Admissions Building, and Engineering Building

FEU Tech occupied three major buildings in the FEU campus. These were the Main Building, Technology Building, and Annex Building (re-named as Admissions Building, Engineering Building, and Education Building respectively).

The current Engineering Building is the site of the former FEU hospital designed by Arch. Felipe Mendoza that was inaugurated on October 22, 1955.

In 2014, FEU Tech transferred to a newly constructed FEU Institute of Technology (FIT) Building, a 17-storey building located at P. Paredes St., a few meters away from the main campus. Main operations and classes are based in the FIT Building, with some still being held at the Engineering Building along Nicanor Reyes Sr., St.

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