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Located near Cleveland Park and Forest Hills Washington, DC is Van Ness. Van Ness is the home to the University of the District of Columbia. The main campus of this university is located at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and Van Ness Street in Northwest DC. Since this school is considered a commuter school they do not provide any residential real estate for its students, including dormitories. The University of the District of Columbia officially opened its doors in 1977, and it is the only urban land grant university in the United States.
History of The University of the District of Columbia
How did this unique university come to be?
In 1975 DC Law 1-36 was passed and enacted. It combined The Federal City College, The Washington Technical Institute, and the District of Columbia Teacher Institute, to form the University of the District of Columbia. The first president of the University of the District of Columbia was Lisle Carleton Carter Jr. Under President Carter the University began planning the consolidation of the academic programs. This was the start for what the University would end up becoming. Today the University of the District of Columbia offers its students more than 75 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. It has a College of Arts and Sciences, a Business School, a School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and the David A, Clarke School of Law.
The Federal City College and the Washington Technical Institute both came into existence in 1966, as a result of Presidents John F. Kennedy's study commission on the District's educational needs.
The District of Columbia Teachers College was formed in 1955 by a merger of the originally separate segregated schools; Miner Teachers College, Wilson Teachers College.
History of Van-Ness-UDC Metro station
When this station opened on December 5th 1981 it was the last stop for the red line in the District. This station not only gives commuters' service to UDC, but also service to the neighborhoods of North Cleveland Park, and Forest Hills. It was not until 1984 that the red line was extended north to include the Governor- Strathmore station.
