▁of ▁agricult ural ▁products , ▁and ▁to ▁provide ▁formal ▁education ▁in ▁"... ag ric ulture , ▁home ▁econom ics , ▁mechanical ▁arts , ▁and ▁other ▁prof essions ▁that ▁seemed ▁practical ▁at ▁the ▁time ." ▁ ▁The ▁act ▁was ▁eventually ▁extended ▁to ▁allow ▁all ▁states ▁that ▁had ▁remained ▁with ▁the ▁Union ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War , ▁and ▁eventually ▁all ▁states , ▁to ▁establish ▁such ▁institutions . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁colleg es ▁established ▁under ▁the ▁Mor r ill ▁Act ▁have ▁since ▁become ▁full ▁univers ities , ▁and ▁some ▁are ▁among ▁the ▁el ite ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁Ben ef its ▁of ▁college ▁Selection ▁of ▁a ▁four - year ▁college ▁as ▁compared ▁to ▁a ▁two - year ▁junior ▁college , ▁even ▁by ▁marg inal ▁students ▁such ▁as ▁those ▁with ▁a ▁C + ▁grade ▁average ▁in ▁high ▁school ▁and ▁S AT ▁scores ▁in ▁the ▁mid ▁ 8 0 0 s , ▁increases ▁the ▁probability ▁of ▁gradu ation ▁and ▁conf ers ▁substantial ▁economic ▁and ▁social ▁benefits . ▁ ▁Z imb ab we ▁ ▁The ▁term ▁college ▁is ▁mainly ▁used ▁by ▁private ▁or ▁independent ▁secondary ▁schools ▁with ▁Advanced ▁Level ▁( Upper ▁ 6 th ▁form ers ) ▁and ▁also ▁Poly techn ic ▁Colleg es ▁which ▁confer ▁diplom as ▁only . ▁A ▁student ▁can ▁complete ▁secondary ▁education ▁( Intern ational ▁General ▁Cert ificate ▁of ▁Second ary ▁Education , ▁I GC SE ) ▁at ▁ 1 6 ▁years ▁and ▁proceed ▁straight ▁to ▁a ▁poly - techn ical ▁college ▁or ▁they ▁can ▁proceed ▁to ▁Advanced ▁level ▁( 1 6 ▁to