Yonam College is a private agricultural college in
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
. Its campus is in a rural area of
Cheonan
Cheonan (; 천안시, ''Cheonan-si''), also spelled Ch'ŏnan, is a city in South Chungcheong, South Korea.
Cheonan has a population of 666,417 (2018), making it the most-populous city or county in South Chungcheong, and the third most-populous ci ...
City, in
South Chungcheong
South Chungcheong Province ( ko, 충청남도, ''Chungcheongnam-do''), also known as Chungnam, is a province of South Korea. South Chungcheong has a population of 2,059,871 (2014) and has a geographic area of 8,204 km2 (3,168 sq mi) located in ...
province. The current president is Kyoung-deok Seo. The entering class of 2003 numbered 520 students.
Academics
The school's offerings are centered on agriculture and allied fields. The majors are divided among the divisions of Animal Care and Animal Husbandry, and the departments of Horticulture, Landscape Architecture, Floral and Plant Design, and Foodservice Industry.
History
The school was established by the LG Yonam Educational Foundation, which is also the parent of the
Yonam Institute of Digital Technology
Yonam Institute of Technology, also Yonam Engineering College, is a private technical college located in Jinju, South Gyeongsang province, South Korea. It offers courses in computer electronics, hardware design, industrial information design, and ...
. It opened as Yonam High Technology School of Animal Husbandry in 1974. The school became Yonam College of Agriculture in 1998. The current name was adopted on September 1, 2003, exactly six months after Seo assumed the presidency.
See also
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List of colleges and universities in South Korea
This is a list of institutions of higher education in South Korea.
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*Agricultural Cooperative College – Goyang, Gyeonggi
*Ajou Motor College – Boryeong, South Chungcheong
* Ajou University – Suwon, Gyeonggi
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Education in South Korea
Education in South Korea is provided by both public schools and private schools. Both types of schools receive funding from the government, although the amount that the private schools receive is less than the amount of the state schools.
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External links
Official school website, in English
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Universities and colleges in South Chungcheong Province
Cheonan
Educational institutions established in 1974
1974 establishments in South Korea