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Texas A&M University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

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The Texas A&M University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (AgLifeSciences) is a college of Texas A&M University, a public land-grant research university in College Station, Texas. Agriculture and the Life Sciences have been part of the university since its founding in 1876 as the "Agricultural & Mechanical College of Texas." The college was formally recognized in 1911. A part of the land grant university system, the college offers more than 80 undergrad and grad degree programs across 15 departments. It is also one of the five organizations that comprise Texas A&M AgriLife.

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Texas A&M University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Bizzell Street, College Station

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