[6] In 1947 the Mariana Islands' Teacher Training School (MITTS) opened in Guam.

MITTS was a normal school serving all areas of the Trust Territory.

[7] It moved to Chuuk (Truk) in 1948,[8] to be more central in the Trust Territory,[7] and was renamed Pacific Islands' Teacher Training School (PITTS).

The school's function was to develop local Micronesian teaching staff for the Trust Territory.

[7] At the time it was a three-year institution housing students who graduated from intermediate schools.