Its purpose was to provide professional and continuing studies in the nascent field of software engineering.
Located in Tyngsborough, Massachusetts42°39′31.4″N 071°24′27.2″W / 42.658722°N 71.407556°W / 42.658722; -71.407556 (Wang Institute), it housed two divisions: The School of Information Technology and a fellowship program in East Asian studies.
As a result of declining business fortunes Dr. Wang closed the Institute, graduating the last class on August 27, 1988.
The Institute graduated seven classes between 1982 and 1988 in its Master of Software Engineering program, requiring study in eleven three-credit courses.
Two project courses involved students in team-based analysis, specification, design, implementation, testing, and integration of software products.