By : Prisca Liliane
Out of the 107 Historically Black Colleges and University’s (HBCUs) within these United States,
currently, only 101 of them are accredited. According to Vocabulary.com, “Accreditation is the act of
granting credit or recognition, especially to an educational institution that maintains suitable
standards. Accreditation is necessary to any person or institution in education that needs to prove
that they meet a general standard of quality.”
“HBCUs offer all students, an opportunity to develop their skills and talents. These institutions train
young people who go on to serve domestically and internationally in the professions as entrepreneurs
and in the public and private sectors.”- US Department of Education.
HBCU’s listed in Alphabetical Order
Alabama A & M University Normal, Alabama
Alabama State University Montgomery, Alabama
Albany State University Albany, Georgia
Alcorn State University Alcorn State, Mississippi
Allen University Columbia, South Carolina
American Baptist College Nashville, Tennessee
Arkansas Baptist College Little Rock, Arkansas
Benedict College Columbia, South Carolina
Bennett College Greensboro, North Carolina
Bethune-Cookman University Daytona Beach, Florida
Bishop State Community College Mobile, Alabama
Bluefield State College Bluefield, West Virginia
Bowie State University Bowie, Maryland
Central State University Wilberforce, Ohio
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Cheyney, Pennsylvania
Claflin University Orangeburg, South Carolina
Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, Georgia
Clinton College Rock Hill, South Carolina
Coahoma Community College Clarksdale, Mississippi
Coppin State University Baltimore, Maryland
Delaware State University Dover, Delaware
Denmark Technical College Denmark, South Carolina
Dillard University New Orleans, Louisiana
Edward Waters College Jacksonville, Florida
Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, North Carolina
Fisk University Nashville, Tennessee
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, Florida
Florida Memorial University Miami Gardens, Florida
Fort Valley State University Fort Valley, Georgia
Gadsden State Community College Gadsden, Alabama
Grambling State University Grambling, Louisiana
Trenholm State Community College Montgomery, Alabama
Hampton University Hampton, Virginia
Harris-Stowe State University Saint Louis, Missouri
Howard University Washington, District of Columbia
Huston-Tillotson University Austin, Texas
Interdenominational Theological Center Atlanta, Georgia
J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College Huntsville, Alabama
Jackson State University Jackson, Mississippi
Jarvis Christian College Hawkins, Texas
Johnson C Smith University Charlotte, North Carolina
Kentucky State University Frankfort, Kentucky
Lane College Jackson, Tennessee
Langston University Langston, Oklahoma
Lawson State Community College Birmingham, Alabama
Le Moyne-Owen College Memphis, Tennessee
Lincoln University Jefferson City, Missouri
Lincoln University Lincoln University, Pennsylvania
Livingstone College Salisbury, North Carolina
Meharry Medical College Nashville, Tennessee
Miles College Fairfield, Alabama
Mississippi Valley State University Itta Bena, Mississippi
Morehouse College Atlanta, Georgia
Morehouse School of Medicine Atlanta, Georgia
Morgan State University Baltimore, Maryland
Morris College Sumter, South Carolina
Norfolk State University Norfolk, Virginia
North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, North Carolina
North Carolina Central University Durham, North Carolina
Oakwood University Huntsville, Alabama
Paine College Augusta, Georgia
Paul Quinn College Dallas, Texas
Philander Smith College Little Rock, Arkansas
Prairie View A & M University Prairie View, Texas
Rust College Holly Springs, Mississippi
Saint Augustine's University Raleigh, North Carolina
Savannah State University Savannah, Georgia
Selma University Selma, Alabama
Shaw University Raleigh, North Carolina
Shelton State Community College Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Shorter College Little Rock, Arkansas
Simmons College of Kentucky Louisville, Kentucky
South Carolina State University Orangeburg, South Carolina
Southern University and A & M College Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Southern University at New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana
Southern University at Shreveport Shreveport, Louisiana
Southwestern Christian College Terrell, Texas
Spelman College Atlanta, Georgia
St Philip's College San Antonio, Texas
Stillman College Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Talladega College Talladega, Alabama
Tennessee State University Nashville, Tennessee
Texas College Tyler, Texas
Texas Southern University Houston, Texas
Tougaloo College Tougaloo, Mississippi
Tuskegee University Tuskegee, Alabama
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, Arkansas
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, Maryland
University of the District of Columbia Washington, District of Columbia
University of the Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands
University of the Virgin Islands-Albert A. Sheen St. Croix, Virgin Islands
Virginia State University Petersburg, Virginia
Virginia Union University Richmond, Virginia
Virginia University of Lynchburg Lynchburg, Virginia
Voorhees College Denmark, South Carolina
West Virginia State University Institute, West Virginia
Wilberforce University Wilberforce, Ohio
Wiley College Marshall, Texas
Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Xavier University of Louisiana New Orleans, Louisiana
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