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Members range from tiny institutions with a single curriculum, such as Deep Springs College (26 students), to large universities like Columbia University that offer a core curriculum or dedicated Great Books program. Although the majority of member institutions are in the United States, the ACTC also has member institutions in Canada, China ...
Outside the main campus, the institution formally includes three branch campuses: Texas A&M University at Galveston is dedicated to marine research and hosts the Texas A&M Maritime Academy; Texas A&M University Higher Education Center at McAllen is dedicated to engineering, biomedical science, public health, and food systems industry management ...
On June 20, 2013, Texas A&M University–Central Texas was officially awarded separate "accredited membership" status and is an accredited member of the COC, retroactive to January 1, 2013. Separate accreditation will allow the university to diversify and expand its program and course offerings, and address the regional upper-level education needs.
Texas A&M University at Galveston (TAMUG) is an ocean-oriented branch campus of Texas A&M University offering both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Students enrolled at Texas A&M University at Galveston, known affectionately as 'Sea Aggies', share the benefits of students attending Texas A&M University (TAMU) campus in College Station .
The Corps of Cadets was founded in 1876 with the creation of the all-male, military-focused Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas under the Morrill Act of 1862.The Morrill Act did not specify the extent of military training, leading many land-grant schools to provide only minimal training, Texas A&M was an exception.
Texas A&M University–San Antonio opened under the name Texas A&M University–Kingsville System Center after SB 629, authored by Senator Frank Madla, was passed in 2006. The Texas Legislature authorized $40 million in tuition revenue bonds for this new campus in 2006 under HB 153, contingent on full-time enrollment reaching 1,500 by January 1 ...
The Texas Board of Education approved a new K-5 curriculum that allows Bible teachings in classrooms. The curriculum includes Biblical and Christian lessons about Moses, the story of the Good ...
The first record of an attempt to teach veterinary science at the Agricultural & Mechanical College (as Texas A&M University was called at the time) was made in the third session of the college in 1878-79 when the college surgeon, D. Port Smythe, M.D., was also listed on the faculty as professor of anatomy, physiology and hygiene.