There are 105 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) across the nation. In 1965, in Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965, Congress officially defined an HBCU as an institution whose principal mission was and is the education of black Americans was accredited and was established before 1964. The first HBCU, Cheney University in Pennsylvania, was founded in 1837.
WHY HBCU's?
WHY HBCU's?
WHY HBCU's?
There are 105 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) across the nation. In 1965, in Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965, Congress officially defined an HBCU as an institution whose principal mission was and is the education of black Americans was accredited and was established before 1964. The first HBCU, Cheney University in Pennsylvania, was founded in 1837.