Stockbridge School of Agriculture
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The Stockbridge School of Agriculture is a fully accredited, two–year agricultural school that is part of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst campus. It was founded as part of the Massachusetts Agricultural College (now University of Massachusetts, Amherst) in 1918. The following Associate of Science degrees are available at Stockbridge:
The school's main facility and school symbol is Stockbridge Hall, named after Levi Stockbridge
, a founder of Massachusetts Agricultural College and its first professor of agriculture. Stockbridge is considered a separate school within the University of Massachusetts system, but it is a unique institution because, while it uses many UMass facilities and professors, it also maintains its own faculty and facilities and holds its own classes (which are also available to UMass students). Stockbridge students can live in UMass dormitories, use the library, and eat at the dining commons.
(NJCAA) teams: basketball and golf. As a two–year school, its students are not allowed by the NCAA to play on varsity teams. Stockbridge teams compete against small four-year schools, preparatory schools, and community colleges. Stockbridge students may try out for the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association equestrian team and Intercollegiate Dressage Association team. These teams compete throughout the year with other colleges in the Northeast. Students may also take advantage of many noncompetitive recreational opportunities or participate in the University of Massachusetts' intramural program, one of the largest in the East.
Stockbridge Alumni are also part of the National Fraternity named Theta Chi Fraternity and have a chapter on campus near the Newman Center (Church/Cafe).
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The school's main facility and school symbol is Stockbridge Hall, named after Levi Stockbridge
Levi Stockbridge
Levi Stockbridge was a farmer and scientist from Hadley, Massachusetts. He was instrumental in the early history of the Massachusetts Agricultural College now known as the University of Massachusetts, Amherst....
, a founder of Massachusetts Agricultural College and its first professor of agriculture. Stockbridge is considered a separate school within the University of Massachusetts system, but it is a unique institution because, while it uses many UMass facilities and professors, it also maintains its own faculty and facilities and holds its own classes (which are also available to UMass students). Stockbridge students can live in UMass dormitories, use the library, and eat at the dining commons.
Athletics
Stockbridge has two National Junior College Athletic AssociationNational Junior College Athletic Association
The National Junior College Athletic Association , founded in 1938, is an association of community college and junior college athletic departments throughout the United States. It is held as Divisions and Regions. The current NJCAA holds 24 separate regions.-History:The idea for the NJCAA was...
(NJCAA) teams: basketball and golf. As a two–year school, its students are not allowed by the NCAA to play on varsity teams. Stockbridge teams compete against small four-year schools, preparatory schools, and community colleges. Stockbridge students may try out for the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association equestrian team and Intercollegiate Dressage Association team. These teams compete throughout the year with other colleges in the Northeast. Students may also take advantage of many noncompetitive recreational opportunities or participate in the University of Massachusetts' intramural program, one of the largest in the East.
Greek life
Alpha Tau Gamma is its fraternityStockbridge Alumni are also part of the National Fraternity named Theta Chi Fraternity and have a chapter on campus near the Newman Center (Church/Cafe).
Notable alumni
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Accreditation
Stockbridge is accredited through the New England Association of Schools and CollegesNew England Association of Schools and Colleges
The New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc. is the U.S. regional accreditation association providing educational accreditation for all levels of education, from pre-kindergarten to the doctoral level, in the six-state New England region. It also provides accreditation for some...