LMAO. I'm sorry but that's hilarious. How many years were you there?

I didn't go there, but I thought the same. "Techs" seem to always be private...MIT, Cal Tech, Florida Tech, etc.

(Oh, by the way, Florida Tech definitely fits the aforementioned stereotype.)

Understandable misconception, but he went there.

Not being able to recognize cluelessness in other people might just be an understatement.

Except for reading up on the school's history (which I wasn't too keen to), is there another indication that a school is public?

Yeah, I suppose so.

Virginia Tech is also public.

2, got a MS there, after a Bachelors in India. You must be thinking I fit the profile :-)