agricultural college

Rural studies institution

An agricultural college is an institution of higher education focused on farming, animal husbandry, and related sciences.

Many were established in the nineteenth century as land-grant universities to serve rural communities: He studied agronomy at the state agricultural college.

The term often appears in the historical names of universities that have since broadened their missions.

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farm management · soil science · 4-H · county fair · field day · forestry · aquaculture · farm to table · entomology · agroecology · agribusiness · animal husbandry · vertical farming · rural infrastructure · community planning · microfinance · food science · tractor pull

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School prioritizing broad education

business school · medical school · law school · engineering school · art school

educational philosophy

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Institution combining teaching and scholarship

finishing school · ivory tower · prep school · preparatory school

setting and orientation

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downtown campus

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