Seeing the dearth of high quality engineering schools in the Bay area, Dr. Ramsey Carter and Dr. Barbara Brown started Northwestern Polytechnic University (NPU) on January 2, 1984. Because of the strong demand in Silicon Valley for qualified engineers, the School of Engineering began granting Bachelor of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering in November 1984 followed by the Master of Science in Electrical Engineering in 1985. Seeing the lack of engineers in the computer industry, NPU opened the Computer Systems Engineering programs at both the Bachelor s and Master s levels in 1987.
When the entrepreneurial spirit in Silicon Valley demanded students with business training, NPU established the School of Business and began to offer the Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Business Administration and Information Sciences degrees in 1995.
NPU is located in Fremont, Alameda County, CA, and has an enrollment of about 160.
