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The College of Home Economics is an all-girls college, established in 1963 in Lahore, Pakistan. Currently considered an affiliated college of the University of Dhaka, the College of Home Economics is most noted for its associted with the Ford Foundation at Oklahoma State University. The Ford Foundation monitors the academic guidelines of the college and provides fellowships for its teachers, while all financial issues are overseen by the government of Pakistan. The Ford Foundation also regularly appointed two advisors to the college, tasked with guiding the creation of syllabi and establishing graduation programs. This responsibility now falls exclusively to the University of Dhaka.

The College of Home Economics awards both bachelors and masters degrees through Punjab University. Honors and Masters courses are availible in Food and Nutrition, Home Management and Housing, Child Development, Applied Art, and many other areas. As of 2001 estimates, the college serves approximately 6000 students with a faculty of 52 teachers.

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