Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (A & M)
1896 – Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute
1944 – Virginia Polytechnic Institute
1970 – Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Student population breakdown:
1872: Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College opens on October 1
enrollment
reaches 132 during the 1872-73 academic year
1894-95: Enrollment first tops 300
1923-24: Enrollment tops 1,000
1939-40: Enrollment tops 3,000
1947-48: Enrollment tops 5,000
1967-68: Enrollment tops 10,000
Fall 1978: Enrollment tops 20,000
Current (2009): 30,000+
Legal Timeline
1862- Morrill Act
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Established the basis for land grant schools in every state
1872 – VT Founded
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Preston and Olin Institute became VA A & M – it received 2/3 of Morrill act funds,
with the focus of agricultural instruction and education
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Began with 5 acres and a single building, the student population reached a total of
132 before the end of the first year
1874 – 1877
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3 houses for faculty, 1 for the president and 2 academic buildings were constructed
1887 – Hatch Act
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Broadened the activities of land grant colleges, by establishing a national system of
agricultural research
1890 – Second Morrill Act
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Substantially increased federal funding for land grant schools
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Required that the land grant schools provide services to black citizens as well
1914 – Smith-Level Act
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Created an extension work to the land grant schools to help service
1930s – New Deal legislation
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Helped finance construction at VT of many buildings
1944 – G.I. Bill
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Contributed to democratizing Americans’ access to higher education
1958 – National Defense Education Act
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A response to the unsuccessful launch of the Soviet’s Sputnik One into orbit around
Earth; American government should direct more money toward the training of
scientists and engineers
1963 – Higher Education Facilities Act
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Provided more federal funds to aid in the construction, reconstruction and renovation
of academic facilities
1965 – Higher Education Act
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Provided financial assistance and other resources for students pursuing higher
education (ex. student loans)
1964 – Civil Rights Act & 1972 – Educational Amendments
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Curtailed permissible range of discrimination by any state or public institution on
grounds of race or gender
Virginia Tech Timeline
1900s
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Commitment to education, started to take-off
1902
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VA constitution
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“White and colored children shall not be taught in the same school”
1906
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Act that established a state highway commission called for the governor to
appoint a state highway commissioner
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Early buildings were made of brick, but most buildings started being built of Hokie

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