Madurai is a major center of higher learning that houses some of India's oldest institutions. The American and Madura Colleges are two such institutions that are living tributes to a century-old legacy. The city has a Medical College, Madurai Medical College (MMC), an Agricultural College and a Law College. The Madurai Kamaraj University situated in Madurai was set up in 1966 with 18 schools, which in turn is made up of 72 departments. It pioneered the concept of Distance Education, and its Directorate of Distance Education currently boasts of a student strength of about 130,000. The city also has its share of Engineering Colleges, Polytechnics, Paramedical and Nursing Colleges.