poly·tech·nic
ˌpä-lē-ˈtek-nik 
: relating to or devoted to instruction in many technical arts or applied sciences
: a polytechnic school
Examples of polytechnic in a Sentence
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Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Oct. 2024
Partners and spouses of international students will be eligible for open work permits only if their spouse is enrolled in a master’s or doctoral degree program at a university or polytechnic institution in Canada.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
Giles has focused on education, notably the $200 million expansion to ASU's polytechnic campus in southeast Mesa to focus on advanced manufacturing and semiconductor fabrication.
—Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 30 July 2024
The city has made strides in expanding educational opportunities close to home by welcoming a new Arizona State University campus downtown and embracing the expansion of the university's polytechnic campus in southeast Mesa.
—Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 13 Feb. 2023
For starters, unlike prestigious polytechnic universities such as Texas Tech and Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech, Utah Tech does not get to pick and choose its students.
—Mark Eddington, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Nov. 2022
An 18-year-old student killed 21 people and wounded dozens more after setting off a bomb in a polytechnic college in Kerch in occupied Crimea in 2018.
—Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2022
The university is 30% underenrolled, and Cal State officials hope the polytechnic designation will help draw more students, including from North Coast tribal communities.
—Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2022
That’s where the school’s focus as a polytechnic university — with a focus on science and technology — came from.
—Mark Eddington, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Nov. 2022
Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2024
Humboldt said one reason for a third polytechnic is to expand capacity for qualified applicants beyond the limited number accepted at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Cal Poly Pomona.
—Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2022
It’s the third polytechnic in the state and the first of the 21st century.
—Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2022
The change was initiated by former Chancellor Timothy White in 2020, who asked the university to explore the possibility of evolving into a polytechnic.
—Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2022
My father is my mother’s professor at the polytechnic.
—Irina Dumitrescu, Longreads, 17 Nov. 2021
The intake of British students at institutions in the post-1992 group of universities, former polytechnics which offered vocational qualifications, is flat.
—The Economist, 22 Aug. 2019
Today, Lycée Saint-Exupéry has been enlarged into a polytechnic, the original school supersized with new buildings, while the surrounding neighborhood now looks a shambles.
—Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2019
But there is the danger that the costs will be so high that the university may have to centralize services, narrow its mission and become more like a polytechnic institute.
—Valerie Strauss, Washington Post, 1 May 2018
Adjective
This includes a polytechnic department with over 25 career pathways, such as culinary and automotive services course work.
—Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Oct. 2024
Partners and spouses of international students will be eligible for open work permits only if their spouse is enrolled in a master’s or doctoral degree program at a university or polytechnic institution in Canada.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
Giles has focused on education, notably the $200 million expansion to ASU's polytechnic campus in southeast Mesa to focus on advanced manufacturing and semiconductor fabrication.
—Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 30 July 2024
The city has made strides in expanding educational opportunities close to home by welcoming a new Arizona State University campus downtown and embracing the expansion of the university's polytechnic campus in southeast Mesa.
—Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 13 Feb. 2023
For starters, unlike prestigious polytechnic universities such as Texas Tech and Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech, Utah Tech does not get to pick and choose its students.
—Mark Eddington, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Nov. 2022
An 18-year-old student killed 21 people and wounded dozens more after setting off a bomb in a polytechnic college in Kerch in occupied Crimea in 2018.
—Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2022
The university is 30% underenrolled, and Cal State officials hope the polytechnic designation will help draw more students, including from North Coast tribal communities.
—Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2022
That’s where the school’s focus as a polytechnic university — with a focus on science and technology — came from.
—Mark Eddington, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Nov. 2022
Noun
After fireworks complete their burning, soak the used polytechnic with water before disposing.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2024
Humboldt said one reason for a third polytechnic is to expand capacity for qualified applicants beyond the limited number accepted at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Cal Poly Pomona.
—Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2022
It’s the third polytechnic in the state and the first of the 21st century.
—Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2022
The change was initiated by former Chancellor Timothy White in 2020, who asked the university to explore the possibility of evolving into a polytechnic.
—Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2022
My father is my mother’s professor at the polytechnic.
—Irina Dumitrescu, Longreads, 17 Nov. 2021
The intake of British students at institutions in the post-1992 group of universities, former polytechnics which offered vocational qualifications, is flat.
—The Economist, 22 Aug. 2019
Today, Lycée Saint-Exupéry has been enlarged into a polytechnic, the original school supersized with new buildings, while the surrounding neighborhood now looks a shambles.
—Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2019
But there is the danger that the costs will be so high that the university may have to centralize services, narrow its mission and become more like a polytechnic institute.
—Valerie Strauss, Washington Post, 1 May 2018
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“Polytechnic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polytechnic. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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