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?