Florida Institute of Technology

The Florida Institute of Technology, a private space-grant, doctoral and research university in Melbourne, Florida, is one of the top 155 institutions of higher education in the United States. Dr. Jerome P. Keuper established FIT in 1958. Its original name was Brevard Engineering College. It became FIT in 1966. Today, it sits on 130 acres of land, and is a short distance from Florida Tech Research Park, Orlando Melbourne International Airport and the Kennedy Space Center. Its motto is “Ad Astra Per Scientiam” or “To the stars through science." Notable alumni include astronaut Sunita Williams, former General of the United States Army Ann E. Dunwoody, baseball player Tim Wakefield, astronaut Kathryn P. Hire, astronaut George Zamka, engineer David A. King, United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals Catharina Haynes, former United States Army Major General Galen B. Jackman and former United States Army four-star General Johnnie E. Wilson. The school’s colors are crimson and gray, its mascot is Pete the Panther and its teams are nicknamed the Panthers. Its sports affiliations are NCAA Division II, Sunshine State Conference and Gulf South Conference. Varsity sports offered by FIT include men’s baseball, basketball, football, golf, cross country, lacrosse, rowing and soccer, and women’s basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, tennis and rowing.

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