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.
FYI
Most 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
Shaw
Winston 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
COSTS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
JOHNSON C. SMITH …………….……….$ 18, 236
ST.AUGUSTINE……………………………..$17, 890
BENNETT COLLEGE …………...............$17, 130
LIVINGSTONE COLLEGE…………………..$15,708
SHAW UNIVERSITY…………………………..$14,141
BARBER SCOTIA……………………………….$ 8,364
FAYETTEVILLE………………………..………..$ 7, 573
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?