Colleges & Universities

Producing leaders in business, the sciences, education, and the arts, Baltimore's historically black colleges and universities are a source of great pride in the African American community. Their influence reaches beyond the boundaries of their campuses, with community partnerships, radio programming, support for the arts, and workforce development initiatives.

Coppin State University 2500 West North Avenue; 410-951-3000 www.coppin.edu

Coppin State College began in 1900 as a small training program for elementary school educators. Today, the university anchors the west Baltimore community, and awards undergraduate and graduate degrees in the liberal arts, the sciences, education, nursing, social work and criminal justice.

Morgan State University 1700 E. Coldspring Lane; 443-885-3333 www.morgan.edu

Home of the Murphy Fine Arts Center, the world-renowned Morgan State University Choir, and WEAA, one of the region's leading public radio stations, Morgan State University has expanded its areas of excellence to include culture, community and the arts. Founded in 1867 as a seminary school, the school has evolved into one of the nation's most distinguished historically black institutions.

Sojourner Douglass College 500 N. Caroline Street; 410-276-0306 www.sdc.edu

With campuses in Baltimore City, Annapolis, the Eastern Shore and Nassau, Bahamas, Sojourner-Douglass College's focus on education has had far reaching benefits for African American professionals. Founded in the 1970s, the school was one of the area's first to build a curriculum specifically geared towards professional development for "working adults."

The African American Heritage & Attractions Guide is a publication of the Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association.