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Click each state to learn more about that state’s history with Extension

History of Extension in Alabama

History of Extension in Alaska

History of Extension in American Samoa

History of Extension in Arizona

University of Arizona Extension

History of Extension in Arkansas

History of Extension in California

History of Extension in Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

Guam

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virgin Islands

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

 

Land grant institutions are often categorized as 1862, 1890, and 1994 institutions, based on the date of the legislation that designated them with land grant status. For a map and list of all 76 land grant institutions, see the State Partners page hosted by the Cooperative States Research Education and Extension Service of the United States Department of Agriculture.

Of the 106 Land-Grant institutions, all but two (the Community College of Micronesia, and Northern Marianas College) are members of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges(NASULGC). The 31 tribal colleges of 1994 are represented as a system by the single membership of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium(AIHEC).

List of Land Grant Universities. (n.d.). Retrieved from
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_land-grant_universities

Land Grant Universities. (n.d.). Retrieved from
https://espnational.org/en/about-us/the-land-grant-universities

Click to learn more about the Land Grant Institutions in your state

Alabama

• Alabama A&M University Extension*
• Auburn University- Extension
• Tuskegee University Extension** (Though Alabama A&M is Alabama’s official 1890 Morrill Act institution, Tuskegee’s mission is so similar to those of the 1890 institutions that it is almost universally regarded as one of them. Tuskegee is a land-grant member of NASULGC, as are Alabama A&M and Auburn; however, only Alabama A&M and Auburn formally participate in the now-combined Alabama Cooperative Extension System(ACES), with Tuskegee listed as a “cooperating partner” in ACES.  Tuskegee is also explicitly granted the same status as the 1890 institutions in a number of U.S. laws.)

Alaska

• University of Alaska System Extension

American Samoa

• American Samoa Community College Extension

Arizona

• University of Arizona Extension

Arkansas

• University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Extension
• University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Extension*

California

• University of California Cooperative Extension (the system is the state’s land-grant member of NASULGC; UC Berkeley was its original land-grant college, but UC Davis and UC Riversidelater assumed much of that role)

Colorado

• Colorado State University Extension

Connecticut

• Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
• University of Connecticut

Delaware

• Delaware State University Cooperative Extension*
• University of Delaware Extension

District of Columbia

• University of the District of Columbia Extension

Florida

• Florida A&M University Cooperative Extension*
• University of Florida Extension

Georgia

• Fort Valley State University Outreach/Extension*
• University of Georgia Cooperative Extension

Guam

• University of Guam Research & Extension

Hawaii

• University of Hawaii Cooperative Extension

Idaho

• University of Idaho Extension

Illinois

• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Extension

Indiana

• Purdue Extension

Iowa

• Iowa State University Extension & Outreach of Science and Technology (In 1862, Iowa became first state in nation to accept provision of the Morrill Act designating Iowa State as land grant institution.)

Kansas

• Kansas State University Research & Extension

Kentucky

• Kentucky State University Cooperative Extension*
• University of Kentucky Extension

Louisiana

• Louisiana State University System Extension
• Southern University and A&M College Extension*

Maine

• University of Maine Cooperative Extension

Maryland

• University of Maryland Eastern Shore Extension*
• University of Maryland, College Park Extension

Massachusetts

• University of Massachusetts Amherst Extension Outreach
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology Global Agriculture (one of two privately-chartered institutions)

Michigan

• Michigan State University Extension
  (Founded in 1855, this was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for the 1862 Morrill Act.)

Minnesota

• University of Minnesota Extension

Mississippi

• Alcorn State University Extension*
• Mississippi State University Extension

Missouri

• Lincoln University Cooperative Extension*
• University of Missouri Extension

Montana

• Montana State University

Nebraska

• University of Nebraska Extension

Nevada

• University of Nevada, Reno Cooperative Extension

New Hampshire

• University of New Hampshire Extension

New Jersey

• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
• New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Office of Continuing Professional Education
• Cook College Extension Center

New Mexico

• New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension

New York

• Cornell University Cooperative Extension
  (four SUNY statutory colleges receive ongoing Hatch and Bankhead Jones funding; proceeds of original land scrip sales are part of the private endowment)

North Carolina

• North Carolina A&T State University Cooperative Extension*
• North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension

North Dakota

• North Dakota State University Extension Service

Ohio

• The Ohio State University Extension

Oklahoma

• Langston University Research & Extension*
• Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension Service

Oregon

• Oregon State University Extension Service

Pennsylvania

• The Pennsylvania State University – Penn State Extension

Puerto Rico

• University of Puerto Rico

Rhode Island

• University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension

South Carolina

• Clemson University Cooperative Extension
• South Carolina State University Extension*

South Dakota

• South Dakota State University Extension

Tennessee

• Tennessee State University Cooperative Extension*
• University of Tennessee Extension

Texas

• Prairie View A&M University* Cooperative Extension Program
• Texas A&M University Extension

Utah

• Utah State University Extension

Vermont

• University of Vermont Extension

Virgin Islands

• University of the Virgin Islands Cooperative Extension Service*

Virginia

• American Indian Higher Education Consortium
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Cooperative Extension
• Virginia State University* Cooperative Extension

Washington

• Washington State University Extension

West Virginia

• West Virginia University Extension Service
• West Virginia State University Extension Service*

Wisconsin

• University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension

Wyoming

• University of Wyoming Extension

Notes
An asterisk (*) denotes a historically black college or university.

Double asterisks(**) denote Tuskegee University (formerly Tuskegee Institute), a largely privately funded university, which, because of its unique history, functions as a de facto land-grant university and has received Smith-Lever funds since 1972 to operate its own Cooperative Extension program.

Land grant institutions are often categorized as 1862, 1890, and 1994 institutions, based on the date of the legislation that designated them with land grant status. For a map and list of all 76 land grant institutions, see the State Partnerspage hosted by the Cooperative States Research Education and Extension Service of the United States Department of Agriculture.

Of the 106 Land-Grant institutions, all but two (the Community College of Micronesia, and Northern Marianas College) are members of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges(NASULGC). The 31 tribal colleges of 1994 are represented as a system by the single membership of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium(AIHEC).

List of Land Grant Universities. (n.d.). Retrieved from
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_land-grant_universities

Land Grant Universities. (n.d.). Retrieved from
https://espnational.org/en/about-us/the-land-grant-universities

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