Bishop State Community College
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Type | Public, HBCU |
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Established | 1927 |
President | Dr.Reginald Sykes PhD |
Dean | Dr.Terry Hazzard PhD |
Location | Mobile , Alabama , United States 30°41′39″N 88°3′27″W / 30.69417°N 88.05750°WCoordinates: 30°41′39″N 88°3′27″W / 30.69417°N 88.05750°W |
Nickname | Wildcats |
Sports | Men's Basketball Women's Basketball Men's Baseball Women's Fastpitch Softball |
Website | http://www.bishop.edu/ |
Sanford D. Bishop State Community College, founded 1927, is a state-supported, two-year, public, historically black college (HBCU) located in Mobile, Alabama, United States.
Academics[]
Bishop State has seven academic divisions and four technical divisions:
Academic:
- Education
- Information Systems
- Humanities
- Natural Science and Mathematics
- Business and Economics
- Social Sciences
- Health-Related Professions
Technical:
- Workforce Development
- Commercial and Industrial Technology
- Consumer & Transportation Technology
- Engineering and Construction
Campuses[]
Bishop State Community College has four campuses in Mobile County: Main located at 351 N. Broad Street, Banker- Gaines Central Located at 1365 Dr.Martin Luther king Jr. Avenue, Carver located at 414 Stanton Road, and Southwest located at 925 Dauphin Island Parkway.
Athletics[]
The Bishop State Community College Department of Athletics currently sponsors Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Men's Baseball, and Women's Fastpitch Softball. The teams, nicknamed the Wildcats, play in the Alabama Community College Conference of the National Junior College Athletic Association.
Notable alumni[]
- Jessie Tompkins - Former nationally ranked athlete in track and field, led lawsuit against whites-only scholarships at Alabama State University[1]
See also[]
References[]
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- ^ "CIR Fights 'Whites Only' Scholarships in Alabama". Center for Individual Rights. 29 September 1999. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- Historically black universities and colleges in the United States
- Universities and colleges accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
- Educational institutions established in 1927
- Community colleges in Alabama
- African-American history in Mobile, Alabama
- Universities and colleges in Mobile, Alabama
- NJCAA athletics
- 1927 establishments in Alabama