Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (UNL–NCTA) is a

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in Curtis, Nebraska. It is part of the

University of Nebraska system The University of Nebraska system is the public university system in the U.S. state of Nebraska. Founded in 1869 with one campus in Lincoln, the system has four university campuses and operates a two-year technical agriculture college and a hi ...

History

The

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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.Technical Agriculture Education in Curtis, Nebraska
Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (2013). 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. UNSTA was adopted by the

as the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis in 1994.

Academics

Students at the college may seek A.A.S. degree, Associate of Science, A.S. degrees, or certificates in agribusiness management, agriculture production systems or veterinary technology.

Campus

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

External links

Official website
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