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1 .	In Brief

2 .	About Polytechnic University

3 .	Key Facts

4 .	History

	History

	A group of distinguished Brooklyn businessmen draw up a charter on May 17, 1853, to establish a school for young men. In 1854, the Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute was chartered and moved into its first home at 99 Livingston Street. In 1855, the school opened its doors September 10 to 265 young men ages nine to 17.

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