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Pioneer Agricultural College Status
- When
- 1855
- Where
- United States
The Agricultural College of the State of Michigan was the first agricultural college in the United States, serving as a model for other institutions.
As the first agricultural college in the United States, the school served as a model for other institutions, such as the Agricultural College of Pennsylvania. Its enabling legislation mandated a curriculum extending well beyond practical agriculture, spanning natural philosophy, chemistry, botany, geology, and political economy, together with the mechanic arts directly connected with agriculture.
Sources
- History of Michigan State University Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-04
- Michigan State University Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05
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