Why Capitol Tech

Capitol Technology University is part of the job-rich pipeline supplying human capital to America’s most technologically advanced government agencies and their private sector supply chains.

While many college graduates struggle to find meaningful work with their degrees, Capitol Tech provides a launch pad to a better life. It’s because we’re laser-focused on STEM careers and give students the hands-on, real-world experience they need to enter today’s tech job market.

We enable students to use their education to build great careers and take care of themselves and their families.

-Dr. Bradford Sims
President, Capitol Technology University

Lives we’ve launched

Because we’re a small school, we’re able to pour a lot of individual attention into developing the talent and confidence of the students who come here. Once they’re ready, it’s hard to see them go – but go they do – on amazing career trajectories.

Capitol Tech Alumni Charis Houston
Charis Houston Associate Engineer Systems  Northrop Grumman Class of 2023
Charis Houston’s journey into aerospace began in the 9th grade when she attended Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama. Immersed in their mission control and space mission simulations, she discovered a passion that would shape her future. “Space Camp is where my interest in rockets and space really took off,” she recalls. 

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Dr. Irma Aracely Quispe Neira Alumni Photo
Dr. Irma Aracely Quispe-Neira Senior Flight Systems Operations Engineer Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)/ NASA Class of 2021
Capitol Technology University graduate and adjunct professor Dr. Irma Aracely Quispe-Neira is a trailblazer in space exploration and a passionate advocate for STEM education. From a small town in Peru to the heights of NASA’s space missions, her journey, fueled by a childhood dream, is a testament to the power of perseverance and education. She is currently a leader in Space and Flight Operations at NASA.

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Jeff Williams Capitol Technology University Alumni with the Artemis-1 mission
Jeff Williams Vehicle Systems Engineer NASA Launch Services Program Class of 2016

My name is Jeff Williams and I attended Capitol from Fall 2013 – Spring 2016 where I graduated with a BS in Aeronautical Engineering. At Capitol, I was heavily involved with programs such as the High Altitude Balloon project, Rocksat-X, and CACTUS-1 with the CubeSat Launch Initiative. During my time at Capitol, I worked as an intern at Goddard Space Flight Center as an Aerospace/Software Engineer supporting the Earth Science Missions Operations (ESMO) group.

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Ira David Daniels Capitol Technology University Alumni
Ira David Daniels President/CEO ID2 Solutions, LLC Class of 2021

Dr. I. David Daniels is an occupational health and safety professional, thought leader, former public safety executive, and President/CEO of ID2 Solutions, LLC, a safety-focused solutions company specializing in helping organizations plan and execute psychosocial hazard mitigation strategies. He has been both a pioneer and a trailblazer in his both personal and professional endeavors.

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Where they go from here

Capitol Tech is at the epicenter of tech career opportunities. Go ahead — explore just how far they’ve gone, not too far from here.

Where Capitol Tech Grads are Working: Washington D.C. Area

  • AECOM
  • Army Research Laboratory
  • AT&T
  • Bellcore - Bell Communications Research Inc.
  • Boeing Company
  • Booz Allen Hamilton
  • CACI International Inc.
  • CGI Federal
  • Cisco Systems, Inc.
  • Compass DX
  • Defense Information Systems Agency
  • Defense Intelligence Agency
  • Department of Defense
  • Department of Homeland Security
  • Department of Justice
  • Discovery Channel
  • DXC.technology
  • Fairchild Space & Defense Corporation
  • Federal Aviation Administration
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • Federal Reserve
  • Food and Drug Administration
  • General Dynamics
  • Goddard Space Flight Center - NASA
  • Goldman Sachs & Co
  • Google
  • Hewlett-Packard Company
  • Honeywell, Inc.
  • IBM Federal
  • Intel Corporation
  • LEIDOS
  • Lockheed Martin Corporation
  • Marriott International
  • McGraw-Hill Corporation Washington
  • MEI Technologies, Inc.
  • Microsoft Corporation
  • MITRE Corporation
  • NASA
  • National Security Agency
  • Naval Research Lab
  • Northrop Grumman
  • Raytheon Systems Company
  • Ryder Systems
  • Space and Naval Warfare Center
  • T-Rex Solutions
  • T. Rowe Price
  • TEKsystems
  • The AES Corporation
  • the Hammers Company
  • Uber
  • United States Army
  • United States Department of Energy
  • United States Navy
  • Verizon Communications Inc.

Where Capitol Tech Grads are Working: 60-Mile Radius

  • AECOM
  • A-Tech Hydraulics, Inc.
  • AAI Corporation
  • Air Tech Solutions Inc.
  • Army Research Laboratory
  • AT&T
  • Bechtel Corporation
  • Bellcore - Bell Communications Research Inc.
  • Boeing Company
  • Booz Allen Hamilton
  • Broadleaf Inc.
  • CACI International Inc.
  • CECOM
  • CGI Federal
  • Charles River Laboratories Inc.
  • Cisco Systems, Inc.
  • Compass DX
  • Defense Information Systems Agency
  • Defense Intelligence Agency
  • Defense Logistics Agency
  • Dell, Inc. US
  • Department of Defense
  • Department of Homeland Security
  • Department of Justice
  • Discovery Channel
  • DXC.technology
  • Fairchild Space & Defense Corporation
  • Federal Aviation Administration
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • Federal Reserve
  • Food and Drug Administration
  • General Dynamics
  • General Dynamics Land Systems
  • Goddard Space Flight Center - NASA
  • Goldman Sachs & Co
  • Google
  • Hewlett-Packard Company
  • Honeywell, Inc.
  • IBM Federal
  • Information Security Solutions
  • Intel Corporation
  • LEIDOS
  • Leidos Inc.
  • Lockheed Martin Corporation
  • Marriott International
  • McAfee Inc.
  • McGraw-Hill Corporation Washington
  • MEI Technologies, Inc.
  • Microsoft Corporation
  • MITRE Corporation
  • NASA
  • National Security Agency
  • Naval Research Lab
  • Navy Federal Credit Union
  • Noblis, Inc.
  • Northrop Grumman
  • Oracle
  • Parsons Corporation
  • Patriot Technologies Inc.
  • Raytheon Systems Company
  • Ryder Systems
  • SAIC
  • Salesforce
  • Scion Corporation
  • Space and Naval Warfare Center
  • Space Telescope Science Institute
  • Spirent Communications
  • T-Rex Solutions
  • T. Rowe Price
  • Tectronics
  • TEKsystems
  • TeraLogics LLC
  • TESSCO Technologies
  • Textron System
  • The AES Corporation
  • the Hammers Company
  • Uber
  • United States Army
  • United States Cyber Command
  • United States Department of Energy
  • United States Navy
  • Unity Technologies
  • Verizon Communications Inc.
  • Vision Technology Services

Where Capitol Tech Grads are Working: 120-Mile Radius

  • A-Tech Hydraulics, Inc.
  • AAI Corporation
  • AECOM
  • Air Tech Solutions Inc.
  • Army Research Laboratory
  • AT&T
  • Bechtel Corporation
  • Bellcore - Bell Communications Research Inc.
  • Boeing Company
  • Booz Allen Hamilton
  • Broadleaf Inc.
  • CACI International Inc.
  • CECOM
  • CGI Federal
  • Charles River Laboratories Inc.
  • Cisco Systems, Inc.
  • Compass DX
  • Defense Information Systems Agency
  • Defense Intelligence Agency
  • Defense Logistics Agency
  • Dell, Inc. US
  • Delmarva Power & Light
  • Department of Defense
  • Department of Homeland Security
  • Department of Justice
  • Discovery Channel
  • DXC.technology
  • EM Solutions, Inc.
  • Fairchild Space & Defense Corporation
  • Federal Aviation Administration
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • Federal Reserve
  • Financial Consultants of America
  • Food and Drug Administration
  • Futrex, Inc.
  • General Dynamics
  • General Dynamics Land Systems
  • Global Technology and Management Resources Technologies Inc.
  • Goddard Space Flight Center - NASA
  • Goldman Sachs & Co
  • Google
  • Heron Systems, Inc.
  • Hewlett-Packard Company
  • Honeywell, Inc.
  • IBM Federal
  • Information Security Solutions
  • Intel Corporation
  • LEIDOS
  • Leidos Inc.
  • Lockheed Martin Corporation
  • Logicon, Inc.
  • Marriott International
  • McAfee Inc.
  • McGraw-Hill Corporation Washington
  • MEI Technologies, Inc.
  • Microsoft Corporation
  • Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  • MITRE Corporation
  • NASA
  • National Security Agency
  • NAVAIR
  • Naval Research Lab
  • Navy Federal Credit Union
  • Noblis, Inc.
  • Northrop Grumman
  • Oracle
  • Parsons Corporation
  • Patriot Technologies Inc.
  • Raytheon Systems Company
  • Ryder Systems
  • SAIC
  • Salesforce
  • Scion Corporation
  • Security Diligence, LLC
  • Smartronix Inc.
  • Space and Naval Warfare Center
  • Space Telescope Science Institute
  • Spirent Communications
  • T-Rex Solutions
  • T. Rowe Price
  • Tectronics
  • TEKsystems
  • TeraLogics LLC
  • TESSCO Technologies
  • Textron System
  • The AES Corporation
  • the Hammers Company
  • Thomson Reuters - International Cybersecurity Operations Center
  • Uber
  • United States Army
  • United States Cyber Command
  • United States Department of Energy
  • United States Navy
  • Unity Technologies
  • Universal Health Services, Inc.
  • Verizon Communications Inc.
  • Vision Technology Services
  • WBSI

What their employers say

Recruiters love our students, because they’ve got the technical chops and experience to hit the job running.

the Hammers Company

“Capitol Tech students graduate with actual experience in operating orbiting spacecraft. From day one, they are capable to operate, perform anomaly analysis and contribute to mission operations.”

- Stephan R. Hammers
President

compass dx consulting group

“Capitol Tech students are engaged, self-starters who are on fire for cybersecurity. I had the pleasure of mentoring several students during the Cybersecurity Professional Fast Track Summer Program.”

- Michael Noel
Chief Technology Officer

T-Rex company logo

“I found my information security intern at Capitol Tech’s Spring Job Fair. We had him take our technical hiring test – he passed with flying colors, so I hired him immediately.”

- Steve Luczynski
Chief Information Security Officer 

General Dynamics Logo

“We have found that Capitol Tech students hit the ground running. They have done assignments centered around the NASA life-cycle so they already know what we often have to teach first year employees. We always look for individuals who work well in a team environment and we have found them in Capitol Tech graduates.”

- Juan Cifuentes
JPSS Deployed Systems Team
DST Integration Lead

Motorola Logo

“I recruit from Capitol Tech for many reasons- Capitol Tech students typically possess better teaming and collaboration skills. Their technical skills also are better as each class has a "hands-on" component to them. Seems that the continual exposure to “hands-on” allows the Capitol Tech students a safe environment to take risks and experience failures.  So Capitol students excel at teamwork, collaboration and risk-taking. Many graduates from other institutions with fewer hands-on opportunities seem to be more risk-averse.”

- Tom Beall
Sr. Manager Presale Engineering

What their instructors say

Most of our faculty have established careers in the Washington-Baltimore tech hub and give our curricula up-to-the-minute relevance. Here’s what they say about preparing students to enter the workforce.

Professor Mabson in the SFOTC lab

“We give our students real world experience that can’t get anywhere else, except on the job.”

- Marcel Mabson
Adjunct Professor of Astronautical Engineering

Professor testing neural technology

“Seeing my students achieve, as they pursue cutting-edge technologies, invent things and contribute to a better world – that is where I find joy.”

- Dr. Garima Bajwa
Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

a drone

"I'm very excited to be chairing the first baccalaureate degree program in unmanned and autonomous systems in the state of Maryland."

- Hashem Tabrizi
Department Chair
Unmanned and Autonomous Systems | Computer Science

A professor advising a student

“Students don’t come to Capitol Tech to learn about what I did 8 years ago. We constantly adapt to where industry is going.”

- Dr. Alex “Sandy” Antunes
Associate Professor of Astronautical Engineering

What their parents say

Moms and Dads are rightfully proud of the degrees their sons and daughters earn here and what they earn after graduation.

What the numbers say

Tomorrow’s work demands the most technologically skilled workers in human history. It pays to be prepared.

82% of our students had a job offer (or chose to go to graduate school) within 90 days of commencement.
#2 in US With 39,368 job openings, Forbes ranks Washington D.C. #2 in “Ten Best Cities for STEM Jobs Right Now.”
$63,363 Entry-Level Cyber Security Analyst // Average Starting Annual Salary (Indeed)
$63,474 Entry-Level UAV Pilot // Average Starting Annual Salary (Salary.com)
$71,000 Entry-Level Network Engineer // Average Starting Annual Salary (Glassdoor)
$74,532 Entry-Level Software Engineer // Average Starting Annual Salary (Glassdoor)
$87,945 Entry-Level Electrical Engineer // Average Starting Annual Salary (Glassdoor)

High-demand degrees. In-demand graduates.

Explore Capitol Tech’s degree programs.Explore Capitol Tech's degree programs. Each one engages students in the most current real-world concepts and realities happening in their field of study.

Doctoral Degrees

Master's Degrees

Bachelor's Degrees

Certificates

Our Promise to You

Capitol Tech is a Guaranteed Investment in Your Future

Capitol Commitment

If you aren’t employed in your field within 90 days of graduation, Capitol Tech will provide up to 36 additional undergraduate credits for free while you continue your job search.

Chargers Assistance Program

You’ll be earning at least $60,000 a year within 18 months of graduating, or Capitol Tech will provide you assistance with your loan repayments in the form of quarterly reimbursements.

Tuition Guarantee

All full-time Capitol Tech students who keep their student account current are promised their tuition will not increase more than 1% per year for four years.

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