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Don't forget the Houston schools, Prairie View and Texas Southern. These schools are the HBCUs closest to California.
The often forgotten about Langston University in Oklahoma is also one of the closest HBCU's to CA. It is in the OKC metro, a state university and is the only HBCU in the state.
Langston the town is about 94% Black and as a Did You Know, it was founded a Black Upstate NYer from Troy(near Albany), Edward McCabe.
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don't seem as popular. I think Tuskegee and Fisk might be more popular among Cali folk.
Honestly, I don't be putting Houston on a pedestal, but I've heard this from students who attend both schools. I've heard that Prairie View's biggest populations (not counting Houston for obvious reasons)come from Dallas, California, and Michigan. I've also heard that Texas Southern's biggest populations come from Dallas, California, and Louisiana. I've met tons of California kids from TSU who go to my church. My friend from LA graduated from TSU as well as our mutual associate.
The often forgotten about Langston University in Oklahoma is also one of the closest HBCU's to CA. It is in the OKC metro, a state university and is the only HBCU in the state.
Yea. I know about Langston.
To add some connection to my claim, often times, HBCUs' student demographics reflect the reversal of the Great Migration. At my school in Alabama, the biggest out of state populations came from Detroit, Chicago, and Cleveland; most of those kids have family in Alabama. At the Houston HBCUs, many of those kids are from California because of this reason, as well.
To add some connection to my claim, often times, HBCUs' student demographics reflect the reversal of the Great Migration. At my school in Alabama, the biggest out of state populations came from Detroit, Chicago, and Cleveland; most of those kids have family in Alabama. At the Houston HBCUs, many of those kids are from California because of this reason, as well.
This is true, but I think the "Holy Trinity" of HBCUs--Howard, Morehouse, and Spelman--attract students from all over for the most part. I think this is also true to a lesser extent for a few others with a storied history and big name recognition, like Tuskegee and Fisk. Otherwise, you're right that Great Migration trends apply to a large extent, at least for the undergrad population.
This is true, but I think the "Holy Trinity" of HBCUs--Howard, Morehouse, and Spelman--attract students from all over for the most part. I think this is also true to a lesser extent for a few others with a storied history and big name recognition, like Tuskegee and Fisk. Otherwise, you're right that Great Migration trends apply to a large extent, at least for the undergrad population.
Agreed! Tuskegee has a large California population too. My cousin was this past year's SGA president.
To add some connection to my claim, often times, HBCUs' student demographics reflect the reversal of the Great Migration. At my school in Alabama, the biggest out of state populations came from Detroit, Chicago, and Cleveland; most of those kids have family in Alabama. At the Houston HBCUs, many of those kids are from California because of this reason, as well.
This is largely true.
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This is true, but I think the "Holy Trinity" of HBCUs--Howard, Morehouse, and Spelman--attract students from all over for the most part. I think this is also true to a lesser extent for a few others with a storied history and big name recognition, like Tuskegee and Fisk. Otherwise, you're right that Great Migration trends apply to a large extent, at least for the undergrad population.
I think you misspelled "Hampton" somewhere in there.
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Agreed! Tuskegee has a large California population too. My cousin was this past year's SGA president.
Hampton is a good school for sure, but it doesn't quite have the cachet or prestige of Howard, Morehouse, or Spelman. It's top 5 though I'd say.
I feel like Spelman has lost some of it's cachet, and the Big-3 are Howard, Morehouse and Hampton, now. A generation or two ago, Tuskeegee would have been up there.
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