Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are public and private institutions established before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in the United States. From their inception, HBCUs gifted Black people with access to education, which was denied to them during slavery and segregation.

Richard Humphreys established the African Institute (now Cheyney University) in 1837 in Pennsylvania, making it the oldest HBCU in the United States. Its mission was to teach free African Americans skills for gainful employment.

Today, there are 107 schools identified by the U.S. Department of Education as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)!

TEXAS HBCUs:

Huston-Tillotson University, Austin, TX: Founded in 1875

Jarvis Christian College, Hawkins, TX.: Founded in1913

Paul Quinn College, Dallas, TX: Founded in 1872

Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX: Founded in 1876

St. Philip's College, San Antonio, TX: Founded in 1898

Southwestern Christian College, Terrell, TX: Founded in 1948

Texas Southern University, Houston, TX: Founded in 1947

Texas College, Tyler, TX: Founded in 1894

Wiley College, Marshall, TX: Founded in 1873

Dallas County Promise is now live at South Grand Prairie HS, Grand Prairie HS, Dubiski Career HS, and Crosswinds Accelerated. Please visit the website for more information on the high education partnerships, deadlines, and how to complete the eligibility requirements.

Website: https://www.dallascountypromise.org/

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The Texas Application for State Financial Aid (TASFA) will be available in paper format (both in English and Spanish) starting Oct. 1, 2022, for the 2023-2024 academic year. Join this webinar to hear an overview of the updated paper application and the upcoming benefits that the online TASFA will include once it’s launched. Our staff will highlight how to use the financial aid tracking tool within the ApplyTexas Counselor Suite and share several toolkits we’ve created with TEA to support our statewide financial aid completion initiatives. We look forward to walking you through the entire TASFA process.

Tuesday, September 13, 2022, at 10 a.m. CT

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Shun Davis, M.S., LPC

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Ana Gonzalez

Email: collegeready@gpisd.org
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