How to Use polytechnic in a Sentence

polytechnic

adjective

• Not every college wants to become a polytechnic, and not every student wants that style of education.
  — Kelly Droege, The Conversation, 11 Dec. 2025
• Cal Poly Humboldt officially became a polytechnic university after a transition process that took approximately two years of planning with faculty.
  — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
• President Toro’s current proposal … seeks approval from the CSU Board of Trustees in only five months and to become a polytechnic university within one year.
  — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
• Under the bill, the school would transition to a polytechnic school, focusing on hands-on industry preparation and STEM classes, with many of its liberal arts programs moving to online only.
  — Kathryn Muchnick, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Mar. 2026
• Understanding polytechnic universities Some people think of higher education in terms of traditional liberal arts colleges or research universities.
  — Kelly Droege, The Conversation, 11 Dec. 2025
• Instead of offering a wide range of liberal arts majors, polytechnic universities offer majors such as engineering, robotics, construction management and information technology.
  — Kelly Droege, The Conversation, 11 Dec. 2025
• As the leadership team of Central Connecticut State University pushes their agenda to transform CCSU from a regional comprehensive public university into a Research 2 (R2) polytechnic university, there are a number of irreconcilable concerns for community stakeholders to consider.
  — Dr. Timothy Scott, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026