HBCU’s“Blacker the college, sweeter the
knowledge.”
MISSION
• The goal of HBCU’s were to educate and train African Americans to become productive citizens.
• Most HBCU’s focused on teacher education while some focused on trades such as agriculture.
FYIMost graduates of HBCU’s go on to become teachers even to this very day.
FIRST HBCU
• The very FIRST HBCU was established before Reconstruction.
• The African Institute in Pennsylvania, was later renamed after its owner George Cheyney.
It is known today as simply Cheyney University.
NUMBERS & LOCATION
• There are a total of 105 HBCU’s
• Almost all HBCU’s are located in states that were once “slave states” during the Civil War.
NUMBERS & LOCATION
NORTH CAROLINA HAS MORE HBCU’S THAN ANY OTHER STATE IN THE COUNTRY.
11
NORTH CAROLINA
HBCU’s in NC
Barber-Scotia Bennett Elizabeth City State Fayetteville State Johnson C. Smith Livingstone College
North Carolina A &T North Carolina Central
St. Augustine’s ShawWinston Salem
State
POPULATION
Student population is smaller than White colleges
Class sizes are smaller = tighter teacher relationship
Family atmosphere exists among students and faculty.
POPULATION
CLASSROOMS ARE MUCH DIFFERENT THAN WHAT ONE MIGHT SEE IN A TYPICAL WHITE COLLEGE
HBCU’S HAVE MORE OF A FAMILY-LIKE ATMOSPHERE THAN OTHER COLLEGES BECAUSE THERE AREN’T AS MANY STUDENTS
AND
STUDENTS SHARE MANY QUALITIES & TRAITS
POPULATION
THE MAJORITY OF HBCU’S RANGE FROM
2, 000 – 5, 000 STUDENTS
POPULATION
• THERE ARE “LARGE” HBCU’S HOWEVER.
THE LARGEST IS FLORIDA A & M
WHICH HAS APPROXIMATELY
12, 000 STUDENTS
POPULATION
THERE ARE NOW WHITE STUDENTS WHO ATTEND HBCU’S
WHITE STUDENTS EARN MINORITY SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND HBCU’S
SCORES & ACCEPTANCE
MANY HBCU’S LOWER THEIR REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS TO ALLOW LESS THAN AVERAGE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO GET ACCEPTED .
SCORES & ACCEPTANCE
SOME HBCU’S HOWEVER HAVE VERY HIGH STANDARDS AND REQUIRE MUCH MORE TO BE
ACCEPTED
MOREHOUSE
ALL MALE SCHOOL IN ATLANTA, GA.
HIGH GPA AND SAT REQUIRED
FAMOUS ALUMNI
SPELMAN
ALL FEMALE SCHOOL IN
ATLANTA, GA.
HIGH GPA AND SAT REQUIRED.
HOWARD
VERY PRESTIGIOUS AND WELL KNOWN SCHOOL
LOCATED IN WASHINGTON, DC
HIGH SAT AND GPA REQUIRED
COSTS
• HBCU’s are not as expensive as “OTHER” colleges and universities.
• Several scholarships, awards, and programs are available for those who choose to attend a HBCU.
AFFORDABLE COLLEGES
United Negro College Fund
All Black organization that provides funding for black students to attend HBCU’s ONLY !!!!!!!!!
TOM JOYNER
Radio talk show host Tom Joyner always gives money to help Black students attend HBCU’s on the air.
RACHEL JEANTEL
You remember her…the young lady who testified for the deceased Trayvon Martin.
COSTS
• If you can’t afford to pay for school yourself , you can apply for financial aid.
• The less money your parents make; the more you can receive.
COSTS
• A COLLEGE EDUCATION IS AN INVESTMENT INTO YOUR FUTURE.
• JOT DOWN THESE FIGURES
COSTS1. JOHNSON C. SMITH …………….……….$ 18, 236 2. ST.AUGUSTINE……………………………..$17, 890 3. BENNETT COLLEGE …………...............$17, 130 4. LIVINGSTONE COLLEGE…………………..$15,708 5. SHAW UNIVERSITY…………………………..$14,1416. BARBER SCOTIA……………………………….$ 8,3647. FAYETTEVILLE………………………..………..$ 7, 573 8. NC CENTRAL …………………………………..$ 5,525
COSTS
9. NC A &T…………………………………….…. $ 5, 422 10. WINSTON-SALEM STATE………………….$ 4,
941
11. ELIZABETH CITY…………….……………....$4, 428
COSTS
DO YOU THINK THAT’S A LOT OF MONEY?
WELL CONSIDER THIS NEXT FIGURE.
COSTS OF “OTHER” SCHOOLS
$ 23, 000_________PER YEAR
COSTS OF “OTHER” SCHOOLS
$ 61, 000____________________ A YEAR
FYI
NO HS DIPLOMA $20K/YEAR
HS DIPLOMA $29K/YEAR
UNDERGRAD DEGREE$50K/YEAR
RETENTION RATES
RETENTION RATE MEANS_____________________
THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY FINISH COLLEGE ONCE THEY START.
RETENTION RATES
UNFORTUNATELY, HBCU’S HAVE VERY LOW RETENTION RATES
ONLY 42% OF THE STUDENTS WHO START ACTUALLY FINISH
HBCU ALUMNI
• Graduates of HBCU’s tend to remain friends and celebrate homecoming festivities yearly.
• Share similar experiences, even though miles apart.
CIAA
CIAA
CIAA
FAMOUS ALUMNI
MLK- JR
LANGSTON HUGHES
W.E.B DUBOIS
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON
OPRAH WINFEY
SPIKE LEE
KEYSHIA KNIGHT-PULLIAM
RUEBAN STUDDARD
SAMUEL JACKSON
ERYKA BADU
LONNIE LYNN (aka) Common
SEAN COMBS (aka) P. DIDDY
STEPHEN A. SMITH from ESPN
BIG SWILL
HBCU GRADS
WHAT ABOUT YOU?