University of Guam (
Chamorro: Unibetsedåt Guåhan) (U.O.G.) is a
publicland-grant university in
Mangilao, Guam. It is accredited by the
Western Association of Schools and Colleges and offers thirty-four degree programs at the undergraduate level and eleven at the master's level. Of the university's 3,387 students, 94% are of
Asian-
Pacific Islander ethnicity and nearly 72% are full-time (fall 2012 figures). A full-time faculty of about 180 work at the university.
History
University of Guam was founded in 1952 as a two-year teacher-training school known as the Territorial College of Guam, established by Governor
Carlton Skinner[3][4] In 1960, the college moved to the present campus in the central district of
Mangilao. In 1965, the college was accredited as a four-year, degree granting institution. By 1968, enrollment had reached 1,800 students while staff and faculty totaled more than 130. It was designated as a
land grant institution by the
United States Congress in 1972.[5] Throughout the 1970s Women's rights advocate and pioneer
Maryly Van Leer Peck founded the Community Career College which became
Guam Community College.[6] She would later create the Business and Applied Technology programs, among others.[7] She was also a chairman on its board.[8]
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