Polytechnic Institute of Rhapsody
Polytechnic Institute of Rhapsody
24 Macaroni Avenue, Rhapsody
Industry: Education
Entity type: Non-profit, public
Product: Tertiary, quaternary education
Specialties: Elementary particle science, astronomical engineering, natural resources science
Enrollment: 60,000
Revenue (CRRS): H
Colors: Plantation Green, Blackcurrant
The Polytechnic Institute of Rhapsody (PIR) is a public institution of tertiary education located in Rhapsody. PIR offer tertiary degrees focused in technology and the sciences and also is known for offering quality quaternary programs for mature learners.
PIR is noted for its excellence in its elementary particle science, astronomical engineering, and natural resources science programs at the tertiary level. Secondary graduates from colleges and universities from across Illuminatia find PIR an attractive school particularly for these courses of study. The most frequently represented locations of origin for the student body continue to be western coast cities of the West Coast Megalopolitan Complex and nearby University of Rhapsody is the most heavily represented secondary institution from which PIR applicants receive their prior degrees.
Enrollment at Polytechnic Institute of Rhapsody totals 60,000 students. The institute maintains a budget of 6,635,000 μ/AU which is funded almost entirely by the Bureau of Education and Enlightenment (BEE).
As with all institutions of higher education, PIR receives oversight from the BEE's Office of Curriculum and Programming (OCP). Students at PIR enjoy a nearly 100% placement rate into employment or research assignments upon graduation thanks to the assistance of the Occupational and Instructional Productivity and Placement System, which is administered by the Office of Assessment and Placement (OAP).
Polytechnic Institute of Rhapsody students, while they are known to possess a highly technical and analytical spirit typical of budding scientists, are given the opportunity to pursue artistic and creative interests in balance of their technical studies. As a result of this intentional emphasis, students at PIR were at one time in the early history of the institute were encouraged to take part in a collective effort to repaint the university's central administrative building. The creative and teambuilding elements of this significant project resonated with the student body, and the students thereon decided to partake in a repainting effort of the central building once every 50 days. This frequent repainting tradition continues to this day. You never know what colors or patterns will adorn the university's central building when you come to visit.