 In 1980, the Lindsey college merged with its counterparts in the parts of Holland and Kesteven, and the combined county-wide college of agriculture was taken over by De Montfort University in 1994, before transferring to the University of Lincoln in 2001.It has been a part of Bishop Burton College since 2012.The college is a specialist land-based college, with courses including Agriculture, Animal Management, Equine and Land-based Engineering.