Island Drafting and Technical Institute was founded in 1957, and is staffed by its faculty members who have had practical and professional experience in the Engineering, Architectural, CADD (Computer Aided Drafting/Design) and Computer and Electronics fields. The Institute is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology, and is authorized to confer two-year Associate degrees by the New York State Board of Regents.

Island Drafting and Technical Institute has been named a 2004 School of Distinction by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT), in recognition of IDTI's "commitment to high standards of quality and dedication to career education."

• Computer Aided Drafting/Design - Architectural Associate in Occupational studies (A.O.S.) Degree
• Computer Aided Drafting/Design - Mechanical Associate in Occupational Studies (A.O.S.) Degree
• Electronic and Computer Service Technology Associate in Occupational Studies (A.O.S.) Degree

• Electronics Technology
• Digital Electronic Technology
• Personal Computer Servicing and Support Specialist
• Information Processing
• Computer Aided Drafting/Design Technology - Architectural
• Computer Aided Drafting/Design Technology - Mechanical
• Computer Aided Drafting

• AutoCAD
• Microsoft - MCSE
• Novell CNE