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Bishop State Community College

Bishop State clock tower May 2012.jpg
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/

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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.




Contents





  • 1 Academics


  • 2 Campuses


  • 3 Athletics


  • 4 Notable alumni


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References




Academics[edit]


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[edit]


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[edit]


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[edit]










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[edit]


  • List of historically black colleges and universities


References[edit]






  1. ^ "CIR Fights 'Whites Only' Scholarships in Alabama". Center for Individual Rights. 29 September 1999. Retrieved 13 May 2012..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em















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