Editing Capitol Technology University (section)

{{Short description|Private university in South Laurel, Maryland, US}}
{{for|institutions with a similar name|Capital College (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox university
 |name           = Capitol Technology University
 |image_name     = Capitol_Technology_University.png
 |image_size     = 205px
 |motto          = Aut viam inveniam aut faciam
 |mottoeng       = Either find a way or make one
 |established    = June 1, 1927<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.captechu.edu/about-capitol/capitol-history |title=Capitol History: Capitol Timeline |website=Capital Technology University |access-date=March 21, 2022 }}</ref>
 |type           = [[Private university]]
 |endowment      = $5.3 million<ref>As of June 30, 2012. {{cite web
 |title        = U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2012 Endowment Market Value and Percentage Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2011 to FY 2012
 |work         = 2012 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments
 |publisher    = National Association of College and University Business Officers
 |url          = http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/research/2012NCSEPublicTablesEndowmentMarketValuesFinalJanuary232013.pdf
 |access-date  = 2013-05-23
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20130512182137/http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/research/2012NCSEPublicTablesEndowmentMarketValuesFinalJanuary232013.pdf
 |archive-date = 2013-05-12
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref>
 |president      = Bradford L. Sims<ref>{{cite web
                 |url        = https://www.captechu.edu/about-capitol/leadership
                 |title      = About Capitol, Executive Council
                 |publisher  = Capitol Technology University
                 |access-date = June 18, 2017}}</ref>
 |students     = 823 (Fall 2022)<ref name=2022_IPEDS_enrollment>{{cite web |url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=162061#enrolmt |title=College Navigator - Capitol Technology University |publisher=[[National Center for Educational Statistics]] |date=2023 |accessdate=September 8, 2023}}</ref>
 |undergrad      = 301 (Fall 2022)<ref name=2022_IPEDS_enrollment/>
 |postgrad       = 522 (Fall 2022)<ref name=2022_IPEDS_enrollment/>
 |city           = [[South Laurel, Maryland|South Laurel]]
 |state          = [[Maryland]]
 |country        = United States
 |coordinates    = {{coord|39.0475|-76.8515|region:US-MD_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
 |campus         = [[Suburb]]an, {{convert|52|acre}}
 |former_names   = Capitol Radio Engineering Institute (1927–1964),<br />Capitol Institute of Technology (1964–1987),<br />Capitol College (1987–2014)
 |accreditation  = [[Middle States Commission on Higher Education|MSCHE]]<ref name="msche-accred-status">{{cite web
 |url          = http://www.msche.org/documents/SAS/78/Statement%20of%20Accreditation%20Status.htm
 |title        = Statement of Accreditation Status
 |publisher    = Middle States Commission on Higher Education
 |date         = June 23, 2011
 |access-date   = November 12, 2011
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20120414203806/http://www.msche.org/documents/SAS/78/Statement%20of%20Accreditation%20Status.htm
 |archive-date = 2012-04-14
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref>
 |colors         = {{Color box|#B71234|border=darkgray}} Red<br />{{Color box|black|border=darkgray}} Black
 |academic_affiliations   = [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program|Space-grant]]
 |website        = {{URL|https://www.captechu.edu/}}
 |logo           =
 |footnotes      = 
}}

'''Capitol Technology University''' (formerly '''Capitol College''') is a [[private university]] in [[South Laurel, Maryland]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st24_md/place/p2473650_south_laurel/DC20BLK_P2473650.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: South Laurel CDP, MD|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-02-07|quote=Capitol Technology Univ}}</ref> near [[Washington, DC]]. The university was founded in 1927 as the '''Capitol Radio Engineering Institute''' by a former [[US Navy]] [[Radioman]]. CREI changed its name to '''Capitol Institute of Technology''' in 1964, changed its name again to '''Capitol College''' in 1987, and Capitol Technology University in 2014. Capitol offers undergraduate and graduate programs specializing in engineering, computer science, information technology, and business. It is [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|classified]] among "D/PU: Doctoral/Professional Universities"<ref>{{cite web|title=Carnegie Classifications{{!}}Institution Profile|url=https://carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu/institution/capitol-technology-university/|website=Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|access-date=5 July 2024}}</ref> and is a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bestcollegesonline.org/colleges/capitol-technology-university/ |title=Capitol Technology University |website=Best Colleges Online|access-date=October 22, 2023}}</ref>