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| University : Alcorn State University - USA |
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Name: | Alcorn State University | | Country: | USA | | Institution: | University | | Street: | 1000 ASU Drive #359, Alcorn State | | Postcode/City: | MS 39096-7500 | | Phone: | (601)877-6111 | | Fax: | | | Web: | http://www.alcorn.edu/ | | Alcorn State University:lcorn State Unversity at a Glance
History
Founded in 1871 Alcorn was the nations first state-supported institution for the higher education of African Americans
Location
Alcorn is in Claiborne County Mississippi seven miles west of Lorman seventeen miles southwest of Port Gibson and about halfway between Vicksburg to the north and Natchez to the south
Organization
Seven schools offer programs leading to the associate baccalaureate masters and specialist degrees
Enrollment
Approximately 2705 full-time undergraduates 997 men 1708 women 220 part-time undergraduates 65 men 155 women 175 graduate students 60 men 115 women total enrollment 3100
Accreditation
Alcorn is accredited by the following organizations
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
National Association of Schools of Music
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
National League for Nursing
National Association of Industrial Technology
American Association of Consumer Sciences
Activities
More than 40 clubs and organizations including student government student newspaper and yearbook staffs radio station honor societies religious groups music and theater groups student council and special-interest groups
Athletics
NCAA Division 1-A except Division 1-AA in football Southwestern Athletic Conference intercollegiate teams for men in baseball basketball cross-country football golf tennis track indoor track and field indoor track and field outdoor intercollegiate teams for women in basketball bowling cross-country softball tennis track indoor track and field indoor track and field outdoor volleyball
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