The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) is a public university located in Washington, D.C. The university was formed in 1977 through the amalgamation of the Federal City College and Washington Technical Institute (both of which had been established in 1966 as the result of a study commissioned by President Kennedy on the educational needs of Washington) with District of Columbia Teachers College (itself formed out of the 1955 merger of the previously all-black Miner Teachers College and the all-white Wilson Teachers College). UDC is also the only urban land-grant university in the country. By virtue of some of its ancestor institutions' histories, it is considered an historically black college. As it is a commuter school, it does not own any residential accommodations or dormitories. Its law school, the David A. Clarke School of Law has just been established.

The main (Van Ness) campus of UDC is located at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and Van Ness St. in Northwest DC.

UDC currently offers over 75 undergraduate and graduate academic degree programs through the College of Arts and Sciences, School of Business and Public Administration, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and the David A. Clarke School of Law. Additionally, the public service arm, the Division of Community Outreach and Extension Services (COES), offers a variety of practical, nonacademic educational programs and training to the citizens of the District of Columbia.

The athletic teams are called the Firebirds and the team colors are red and yellow. The school competes in the NCAA Division II.

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• The University of the District of Columbia

Historically black universities and colleges in the U.S. | Land-grant universities | Universities and colleges in Washington, DC