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The Texas A & M University
The Texas A&M University is located in
College Station, Texas. It is a
co-educational public research university,
and is often called TAMU or A&M. It is the
Texas A&M University System’s flagship
institution.
The university opened its doors as the
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
on October 4, 1876. It was the state’s first
public institution of higher education.
The Texas Legislature renamed the school in
1963 and gave it its current name. This
change was
done to reflect the institution’s expanding
academic offerings. “A&M” are retained,
despite the letters
not standing for anything, because it serves
a link to the institution’s past. The school
offers over 150 courses in ten colleges, and
it has 18 research institutions. The Texas
A&M has awarded over 70,000 graduate and
professional degrees and over 320,000
degrees.
Students, alumni and the sports teams of the
university are called “Aggie”. The Texas A&M
is a land,
sea and space grant institution that is
involved in a wide range of research and
projects by such agencies as NASA, the
National Science Foundation, the National
Institutes of Health, and the Office
of Naval Research. The Texas A&M also has
presence in all 254 Texan counties through
working with agencies including the Texas
AgriLife Extension Service and the Texas
AgriLife Research.