adopted the idea as a platform in the upcoming election, the college's establishment was authorized by the Texas Legislature. Originally named the "Texas Industrial Institute and College for the Education of White Girls of the State of Texas in the Arts and Sciences", it opened in Denton in 1902 with a class of 186 students and 14 faculty. The three women on its inaugural board of regents were the first women to sit on the governing board of a Texas university. The school was renamed the "Girls Industrial College" in 1903 and conferred its first degrees in 1904. In 1905, the name changed again to the "College of Industrial Arts" and the school expanded its programs to include liberal arts, fine arts, and sciences.
Upon its founding, the school was primarily focused on educating rural and small town women seeking vocational training. Since many areas of the state lacked comprehensive high schools, the first two years of CIA's curriculum were preparatory; students enrolling with a high school diploma were automatically …
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