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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

university, Florida, United States
Also known as: Florida A & M University, State Normal School for Colored Students, State Normal and Industrial College for Colored Students(Show More)

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, public, coeducational institution of higher learning in Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. It is a historically black, land-grant institution and part of the State University System of Florida; its enrollment remains predominantly African American. The university includes colleges of arts and sciences, education, pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences, and engineering sciences, technology, and agriculture. The university cooperates in a college of engineering with nearby Florida State University. It also includes the Environmental Sciences...