It was created by the Mississippi Legislature on February 28, 1878, to fulfill the mission of offering training in "agriculture, horticulture and the mechanical arts ... without excluding other scientific and classical studies, including military tactics."
1878年2月28日，由密西西比州立法机构创建，原名密西西比州农业及机械学院，以满足培训“农业、园艺、机械技术.....但并不排除其他科学和古典之研究，包括军事科学”。