Bishop State Community College

Bishop State Community College
Type Public, HBCU
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°W / 30.69417; -88.05750Coordinates: 30°41′39″N 88°3′27″W / 30.69417°N 88.05750°W / 30.69417; -88.05750
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

Name Class year Notability Reference(s)
Jessie Tompkins 1986 Former nationally ranked athlete in track and field, led lawsuit against whites-only scholarships at Alabama State University [1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "CIR Fights 'Whites Only' Scholarships in Alabama". Center for Individual Rights. 29 September 1999. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
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