501(c) Organisation (generic). FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY’S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION TO A CULTURALLY DIVERSE STUDENT BODY IN ORDER TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR ENTERING THE GLOBAL WORKFORCE, SEEKING HIGHER-EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES, AND SERVING WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE UNIVERSITY ALSO SEEKS TO EXPAND KNOWLEDGE THROUGH BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH AND TO SERVE THE DIVERSE ECONOMIC, CULTURAL, AND SOCIETAL NEEDS OF OUR LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONSTITUENCIES.