At this point , the RIT campus was still in downtown Rochester , and the College of Engineering was still in the original Mechanics Institute buildings .
In 1944 , the university adopted its current name of Rochester Institute of Technology .
At this point , the Rochester Institute of Technology campus was still in downtown Rochester , and the College of Engineering was still in the original Mechanics Institute buildings .
In 1944 , the university adopted its current name of Rochester Institute of Technology .