Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is one of eight colleges of
Iowa State University of Science and Technology
Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU) is a public land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa. Founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm, Iowa State became one of the n ...
in
Ames, Iowa
Ames () is a city in Story County, Iowa, United States, located approximately north of Des Moines in central Iowa. It is best known as the home of Iowa State University (ISU), with leading agriculture, design, engineering, and veterinary medici ...
.
The University was founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm.
On July 4, 1959, the school was renamed "Iowa State University of Science and Technology" and the College of Agriculture became one of five colleges (i.e., College of Agriculture,
College of Engineering
Engineering education is the activity of teaching knowledge and principles to the professional practice of engineering. It includes an initial education (bachelor's and/or master's degree), and any advanced education and specializations that ...
,
College of Home Economics,
College of Sciences and Humanities, and
College of Veterinary Medicine).
[. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011)] In 2007, the College of Agriculture was renamed "College of Agriculture and Life Sciences".
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Iowa State University colleges