Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture

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Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture
Three-story brick building
TypePublic technical college
Established1965
Parent institution
University of Nebraska system
Students300
Location, ,
United States
CampusRural
NicknameAggies
Websitewww.ncta.unl.edu

Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (UNL–NCTA) is a public technical college in Curtis, Nebraska. It is part of the University of Nebraska system.

History[edit]

The Nebraska Legislature passed a bill to establish a Nebraska School of Agriculture as a boarding school for high school students in 1911. Curtis was selected as the site for the new school, over 11 other applicants in the state. Classes began in 1913.[1]

In the 1960s, the Nebraska Legislature passed legislation to convert the school to a post-secondary agriculture school, the University of Nebraska School of Technical Agriculture (UNSTA). The college opened in 1965.[1]

UNSTA was adopted by the University of Nebraska system as the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis in 1994.[1]

Academics[edit]

Students at the college may seek A.A.S. degree, A.S. degrees, or certificates in agribusiness management, agriculture production systems or veterinary technology.[1]

Campus[edit]

NCTA and its earlier institutions have continually operated with business offices and the administration located in the first building on campus, Agriculture Hall at 404 East 7th Street, Curtis.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Technical Agriculture Education in Curtis, Nebraska, Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (2013).

External links[edit]

Coordinates: 40°38′09″N 100°30′39″W / 40.63583°N 100.51083°W / 40.63583; -100.51083