University of the District of Columbia
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The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) is a public historically black land-grant university in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1851 and is the only public university in the city. UDC is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. The full university system offers workforce and certificate programs in addition to Associate, Baccalaureate, Master's, professional, and Doctoral degrees. The university's academic schools and programs include the UDC Community College, College of Arts and Sciences, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Business and Public Administration, Colleges of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability & Environmental Sciences, and David A. Clarke School of Law.
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Former names | Normal School for Colored Girls (1851–1879) Miner Normal School (1879–1929) Miner Teachers College (1929–1955) Washington Normal School (1873–1913) Wilson Normal School (1913–1929) Wilson Teachers College (1929–1955) District of Columbia Teachers College (1955–1977) Federal City College (1966–1977) Washington Technical Institute (1966–1977) Antioch School of Law (1972–1986) District of Columbia School of Law (1987–1996) |
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Motto | "Aspire, Accomplish, Take on the World" |
Type | Public historically black land-grant university |
Established | December 3, 1851; 172 years ago (December 3, 1851) |
Founder | Myrtilla Miner |
Accreditation | MSCHE |
Academic affiliations | |
Endowment | $49.1 million[1] |
President | Maurice Edington[2] |
Administrative staff | 3,747 (Fall 2018) |
Undergraduates | 3,867 (Fall 2018) |
Postgraduates | 633 (Fall 2018) |
Location | , , |
Campus | Large city, 23 acres (0.093 km2) |
Colors | Red Gold[3][4] |
Nickname | Firebirds |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division II – ECC |
Mascot | Felix the Firebird |
Website | udc.edu |
The university operates a flagship campus at Van Ness in the Northwest quadrant of the city with several branch campuses across Washington, DC. Other campuses and sites include the Lamond-Riggs Campus, Congress Heights Campus, aviation facilities (Hangar #2) at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and the UDC Firebird Farm Research Farm in Beltsville, Maryland.