Lawrence Technological University is a private university located in Southfield, Michigan. The school offers undergraduate, masters, and doctoral programs in engineering, science, mathematics, architecture, and business. Lawrence Technological University's four colleges are Architecture, Arts and Sciences, Engineering, and Management. Lawrence Tech was founded in 1932 in Highland Park, MI by the Lawrence brothers as the Lawrence Institute of Technology and adopted its current name in 1989. The school mascot is the blue devil, and the school colors are blue and white. Lawrence Tech moved to Southfield, Michigan from its site in Highland Park, Michigan in 1955. It is located at the Lodge and 10 Mile Road, at the present time. Lawrence Tech has consistently been among the Top Tier for "Universities–Master's (Midwest)" by US News and World Report. It was ranked 37th out of several hundred Midwestern Universities in 2006, and 47th in 2007 The Lawrence Institute of Technology was founded in 1932 by Russell and E. George Lawrence, two brothers who hoped to overcome the Great Depression by offering technical courses focused on creating knowledgeable leaders in technical fields. In order to fulfill their dream, they rented a factory in Highland Park from Henry and Edsel Ford. This building, twice spared destruction by wrecking ball, served as Lawrence Tech's first college: the college of engineering. In 1938, Lawrence Tech's Television Society, one of the first clubs to offer hands-on experience at the college, beamed Michigan's first television signals. In 1940, LIT's next college was created: the college of architecture.
