Located in Concord, North Carolina, this institution was established by Reverend Luke Dorland under Presbyterian leadership to educate African American women, later expanding from elementary and secondary instruction into college-level programming, for students and communities today.

Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this institution was founded by a Baptist mission society to educate formerly enslaved people and now offers broad programs in liberal arts, education, science, engineering, and related fields, for students today.

Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this institution is a private women’s HBCU liberal arts institution offering degree programs while continuing a legacy rooted in educating newly freed people and advancing academic achievement, for students today statewide.

Located in Daytona Beach, Florida, this institution is a private historically Black university whose campus heritage includes White Hall and the Mary McLeod Bethune Home, both listed on the National Register of Historic Places, for students.

Located in Mobile, Alabama, Bishop State Community College began by offering additional courses for teachers and now provides technical and academic programs as a two-year public HBCU pathway to further education for students and communities today.

Located in Bluefield State University is dedicated to providing an excellent learning experience for all students in the area. Like other historical black colleges & universities, it wasn’t integrated until the 1950’s but has always prided itself on its core values of excellence, community diversity and growth. As an HBCU, Bluefield State University stands out not just amongst African American universities and black colleges, but all venues of higher education.

Located in Bowie, Maryland, trailblazing beginning as one of America’s few Black colleges, Bowie State University has evolved into a multi-level degree school. As an HBCU, or historical black colleges & universities, it has an ethnically varied faculty and student population. As part of the network of African American universities, it gives students of color in-depth tools for exploring their own culture while preparing them to work in America’s diverse society.