<P> North Carolina State University was founded by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1887 as a land - grant college under the name North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts . As a land - grant college , NC State would provide a `` liberal and practical education '' while focusing on military tactics , agriculture and the mechanical arts without excluding classical studies . Since its founding , the university has maintained these objectives while building on them . </P>
<P> North Carolina State University was founded by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1887 as a land - grant college under the name North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts . As a land - grant college , NC State would provide a `` liberal and practical education '' while focusing on military tactics , agriculture and the mechanical arts without excluding classical studies . Since its founding , the university has maintained these objectives while building on them . </P>
who founded north carolina a t state university
who founded north carolina a t state university
North Carolina General Assembly
North Carolina General Assembly