 
 <prompt> Wetin be di nationality of people from di state wey Institute of Technology wey dem found for 1861 dey? Based on di question wey dey before, write something wey get di answer. E fit be 1 - 20 sentences. Context: <response>: Polytechnic Institutes na technological universities, many wey don dey exist since mid-19th century. A few Elite American universities wey dey popular include phrases like "Institute of Technology", "Polytechnic Institute", "Polytechnic University", or similar names; dem be universities wey dey focus on research for engineering, science and technology. The earliest and most famous of these institutions na Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI, 1824), New York University Tandon School of Engineering (1854) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT, 1861). On the other hand, schools wey dem call "technical colleges" or "technical institutes" dey provide post-secondary training for technical and mechanical fields, wey dey focus on training vocational skills mainly for community college level—similar to the first two years for bachelor's degree-granting institution. 