The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) is an 1862 urban land-grant, historically black institution and the only public university in the nation’s capital. Founded in 1976 under the authority of an Act of Congress, UDC was created through the merger of the DC Teachers College (which resulted from the 1955 union of the all-black Miner Teachers College (founded in 1851) and the all-white Wilson Teachers College (founded in 1873) with Federal City College and the Washington Technical Institute (both established in 1966).
The University offers over 75 degree programs through its open-admission Community College at the Associates level, along with baccalaureate, master’s, and law degrees at its Flagship. Major academic units are the College of Arts and Sciences, School of Business and Public Administration, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and the David A. Clarke School of Law.
Additionally, the University’s public service arm, the Division of Community Outreach and Extension Services (COES), offers practical programs and training to the residents of the District of Columbia. A new College of Urban Agriculture and Environmental Science is taking shape. The Flagship occupies a 25-acre campus with Metro access, adjoining a major cluster of embassies, while the Community College is establishing instructional sites throughout the city. The Vision of UDC is to be a diverse, selective teaching, research, and service University in the land-grant tradition, serving the people of Washington, DC and the nation.
