Morris Brown facing foreclosure...again. (Washington, Oxford: 2014, high school, college)

[afonega1]

Originally Posted by brownhornet

Still waiting for these "near open enrollment" stats. You make these blanket statements and almost never post anything to back them up. Reputations are good "for HBCU's" yet their grads have higher success rates than blacks that attend white schools. See, your little "comparisons" and data like using payscale don't account for a few obvious things. In general in this wonderful country, blacks in

But of course, that's not going to be an option to select from on payscale. Here's a challenge for you, where do the most successful black engineers and doctors graduate from?

so true.I was too tired to mention this.Glad you did.

[afonega1]

Originally Posted by gtcorndog

From Georgia Tech's website:

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
Bachelor's (2011)
No. 2 in engineering bachelor's degrees awarded to African American students
No. 2 in engineering bachelor's degrees awarded to all categories of minority students
No. 4 in engineering bachelor's degrees awarded to Asian American students
No. 9 in architecture bachelor's degrees awarded to African American students
No. 10 in engineering bachelor's degrees awarded to Hispanic students
Master's (2011)
No. 4 in architecture master's degrees awarded to African American students
No. 6 in engineering master's degrees awarded to African American students
No. 6 in engineering master's degrees awarded to all categories of minority students
No. 8 in engineering master's degrees awarded to Asian American students
No. 8 in engineering master's degrees awarded to Hispanic students
Doctoral (2011)
No. 2 in engineering doctoral degrees awarded to African American students
No. 2 in engineering doctoral degrees awarded to Hispanic students
No. 2 in physical sciences doctoral degrees awarded to African American students
No. 4 in engineering doctoral degrees awarded to all categories of minority students
No. 6 in computer/information sciences doctoral degrees awarded to Asian American students

I'm sure you could find similar statistics from other very good, large engineering schools like Michigan, Cal, Illinois, Texas, etc.

Why would you assume that a HBCU produces the best black engineers? I'd certainly take the average black MIT or Stanford grad over the average black FAMU or NCA&T grad.

Im sure you know as I do where Georgia Tech has gotten its black engineers from.In any case if you do not:

At any given time, about 150 African-American students are enrolled in a joint-degree program in which students obtain an undergraduate degree in liberal arts from the Atlanta University Center, then move on to obtain an undergraduate degree in engineering from Georgia Tech.

[gtcorndog]

Originally Posted by afonega1

Im sure you know as I do where Georgia Tech has gotten its black engineers from.In any case if you do not:

That represents less than 20% of the black engineers at Georgia Tech. Try again.

However, this a Georgia Tech issue. My point that I'll reiterate is that any of the large, prestigious engineering colleges produce a diverse graduate base. The statement by a previous poster that the most successful black engineers come from HBCUs is laughable.

The HBCUs might be able to crank out significant volume of engineers, but don't compare FAMU to MIT.

[arjay57]

Originally Posted by gtcorndog

The HBCUs might be able to crank out significant volume of engineers, but don't compare FAMU to MIT.

Why not? While they may not be comparable in terms of research and advanced programs, I'd think that for undergraduate education and churning out garden variety engineers they'd be more or less equivalent.

[afonega1]

Originally Posted by gtcorndog

That represents less than 20% of the black engineers at Georgia Tech. Try again.

However, this a Georgia Tech issue. My point that I'll reiterate is that any of the large, prestigious engineering colleges produce a diverse graduate base. The statement by a previous poster that the most successful black engineers come from HBCUs is laughable.

The HBCUs might be able to crank out significant volume of engineers, but don't compare FAMU to MIT.

I think it is YOU that need to "try again".Albany State,Fort Valley State,Dillard,and Clark Atlanta and many other HBCU's out of state,also have the same Dual Degree program

Georgia Tech IS and engineering school.Just Like MIT.I frankly don't know of ANY HBCU in which engineering is the top degree earned.One acception I think is Tuskegee.
I don't think its laughable

[gtcorndog]

Originally Posted by afonega1

I think it is YOU that need to "try again".Albany State,Fort Valley State,Dillard,and Clark Atlanta and many other HBCU's out of state,also have the same Dual Degree program

Georgia Tech IS and engineering school.Just Like MIT.I frankly don't know of ANY HBCU in which engineering is the top degree earned.One acception I think is Tuskegee.
I don't think its laughable

What point are you trying to make?

I'm not debating that HBCUs produce engineering graduates. Of course they do. Many schools have engineering programs. I'm challenging the assertion from a previous poster that the best ones come from HBCUs. There is no metric to prove that and all reasonable analysis would lead one to believe that a black engineer would likely be more successful coming out of a top engineering school, assuming they could get in one. Again, Tuskegee or MIT? FAMU or Cal? If you want to be an engineer, why not go to the best one you can. If you want to be a lawyer, wouldn't you go to the best school you could get into? Settling for a school that does not have many resources and lacks a great reputation within your desired field is a losing strategy. The only exception to that in my opinion is if that school is your only option in which case it is understandable.

Again, what are you trying to debate because you post makes little sense.

[gtcorndog]

Originally Posted by arjay57

Why not? While they may not be comparable in terms of research and advanced programs, I'd think that for undergraduate education and churning out garden variety engineers they'd be more or less equivalent.

You have got to be joking right?

[afonega1]

Originally Posted by gtcorndog

What point are you trying to make?

I'm not debating that HBCUs produce engineering graduates. Of course they do. Many schools have engineering programs. I'm challenging the assertion from a previous poster that the best ones come from HBCUs. There is no metric to prove that and all reasonable analysis would lead one to believe that a black engineer would likely be more successful coming out of a top engineering school, assuming they could get in one. Again, Tuskegee or MIT? FAMU or Cal? If you want to be an engineer, why not go to the best one you can. If you want to be a lawyer, wouldn't you go to the best school you could get into? Settling for a school that does not have many resources and lacks a great reputation within your desired field is a losing strategy. The only exception to that in my opinion is if that school is your only option in which case it is understandable.

Again, what are you trying to debate because you post makes little sense.

I personally know more people that have gone to what you might call "mediocre" schools and have reached high pinnacles in their careers than the many I know that went to great schools with great reputations.
Opportunity and access are main reasons many people do not even apply to such schools in the first place.

Both my parents went to HBCU's in undergrad.My parents are highly successful and hold many positions of importance.Many blacks choose to go black schools for many different reasons,but you are a fool to act like if you do choose it over,say a, Harvard type then you cannot achieve sucesss.

Either way there is no facts to support what you say is true either.

[Onthemove2014]

Originally Posted by Nairobi

Non-black students are free to attend any HBCU in the nation that they want.

Originally Posted by ATLTJL

I did not know this.

Do Morehouse, Clark, or Spellman have statistically significant non-black enrollment?

Originally Posted by waronxmas

Wait, you thought that HBCUs didn't allow or actively discouraged non-black students from applying? As some else has stated, this has never been the case and in fact quite the opposite is true of HBCU admissions.

A lot of white people are willfully ignorant about this stuff to the point of it being disgusting. You have to not even think or research for 2 min to think HBCUs actually discouraged or banned white people from going. This dude is supposedly educated too. Talk about loosing hope for humanity....

[arjay57]

When other schools are unable to make it financially, they typically seek out a merger partner or roll their programs into a more successful institution. Why is this not acceptable in the case of Morris Brown?