Lawrence Technological University started in 1932 when Russell E. Lawrence opened it to train workers for the fledgling industry with help from Henry and Edsel Ford, who donated space in the former Model T assembly plant in Highland Park for the school.

The idea was simple: offer night classes to autoworkers who wanted to learn more and advance into management. Today, Lawrence Tech, or LTU, is going strong as the nimble university has grown beyond its manufacturing base to include five colleges (Engineering, Health Sciences, Business & IT, Arts & Sciences and Architecture & Design), and it offers over 100 degrees (undergraduate, graduate and doctorate) with nearly 3,500 students. It is one of 13 independent, technological, comprehensive doctoral universities in the United States.

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