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By : Brennan and Caden
I am about to tell you about the history of colleges and the growth before I go to the question. Today's dynamic college system is the fruit of three major developments that span the twentieth century: the diversification of knowledge; the diversification of the student body; and the diversification of delivery. The first half of the twentieth century is the story of higher education coming down to earth. College education grew more and more relevant to worldly life, as the traditional liberal arts curriculum gave way to science and vocational training. Universities forged relationships with industry, drawing funding from the private sector and producing an educated workforce in return. By 1950, universities offered a broad array of programs in arts and sciences.The Land-Grant Acts of 1862 and 1890 opened the floodgates for the establishment of new universities. Between 1870 and 1897, the number of higher education institutions reached 821, up from 23 in 1800. An interesting fact is that Harvard University was the first college. Math, Moral Philosophy, Latin, and Greek were labeled as the classical studies. College curriculums contained all of the above. After the revolution, chemistry, physics, and mineralology began to be introduced. French and German began to replace Latin and Greek. The "Parallel Program" was perfected in 1828. This permitted more modern language, science, political economy, and math.