A relatively recently created institution, the East Gotham Technical College focuses on training highly skilled technicians in the various science and engineering fields and has an active nursing school. It only offers 2-year associate degrees at this point, but intends to expand to four year degrees when the economy improves. It is located in the heart of an old residential area of the East End, and there have been complaints that many of the buildings were constructed with inferior materials, due to gangster-led corruption.