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Control Data Institute

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'Control Data Institute (CDI) was an international technical vocational school created by Control Data Corporation in the mid-1960's.

Historical Timeline

  • 1965 Control Data Corporation established Control Data Institutes in the United States.
  • 1967 The first foreign Control Data Institute was established in Frankfurt.
  • 1976 The PLATO computer-based education system was announced.
  • 1977 PLATO Systems were implemented at all United States Institutes.
  • 1978 Institutes and learning centers numbered sixty-nine worldwide.
  • 1989 Institutes in the United States were detached from Control Data Corporation.