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History of NTID

RIT, founded in 1829, competed against eight other colleges for NTID to become part of the university. NTID began operations in 1968 to provide deaf and hard-of-hearing students with outstanding technical and professional education programs, complemented by a strong liberal arts and sciences curriculum, that prepares them to live and work in the mainstream of a rapidly changing global community and enhances their lifelong learning.

If you are interested in learning more about the history of NTID, the following resources may be of interest. We are always interested in expanding the information available here; please contact us if you know of a resource that should be added to this list.