Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture
| Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture | |
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| Established | 1965 |
| Type | Public |
| Students | 255 |
| Location | Curtis, Nebraska, US |
| Campus | Rural |
| Website | www.ncta.unl.edu |
Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture is located in Curtis, Nebraska. The college is a coed, public, associate college which is regionally accredited. It is primarily a commuter campus.
History
NCTA occupies a 72-acre (290,000 m2) campus which adjoins the town of Curtis, Nebraska, on the northeast. The College also owns a 562-acre (2.27 km2) farm which serves as a field laboratory. The farm includes grain storage facilities, cattle growing and finishing facilities, and a completely diversified dry land and irrigated farming operation
The Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture was established in 1965 as a land-grant institution - known at that time as UNSTA. According to a researcher at Cornell College in Iowa, NCTA is the oldest college campus that was previously a high school and is still functioning today as an educational institution.
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Coordinates: 40°38′09″N 100°30′39″W / 40.63583°N 100.51083°W