Established in 1972, Instituto Dominicano de Tecnología (Dominican Institute of Technology) is a higher-education institution located in the metropolis of Santo Domingo (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), Distrito Nacional. Officially recognized by the Ministerio de Educación Superior, Ciencia y Tecnología, República Dominicana (Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology of the Dominican Republic), Instituto Dominicano de Tecnología (IDT) is a coeducational Dominican higher education institution. Instituto Dominicano de Tecnología (IDT) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees in several areas of study. IDT also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.