Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: Founded as the Georgia School of Technology , Georgia Tech assumed its present name in 1948 to reflect a growing focus on advanced technological and scientific research . Unlike most similarly named universities ( such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the California Institute of Technology ) , the Georgia Institute of Technology is a public institution .
Simplified: The Georgia Institute of Technology is a public university ( school for after high school ) in Atlanta , Georgia .