Yantai Institute of Technology is located in Laishan, Yantai City, Shandong Province, and was audited by Yantai University in 2003. The school is a full-time undergraduate general comprehensive university. When it was founded, it was a full-time independent college approved by the Ministry of Education.
As of February, 20021year, the school covers an area of 630 mu with a building area of 280,000 square meters. The total value of teaching and research instruments and equipment reached 66152,000 yuan, with 834,500 paper books and 250,000 e-books. There are 12 teaching departments, 37 undergraduate majors and 13 specialist majors; The school has 786 teachers and full-time students 13560.
On February 2nd, 20021year, the Ministry of Education agreed to transform the School of Literature and Economics of Yantai University into Yantai Institute of Technology.