Anonymous
12/29/2025 08:41
Subject: Alternatives to an HBCU?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I feel like HBCU are best for low income Black students, Flagship State colleges best for middle class Black people, and Ivy League best for rich Black People
Aren’t HBCUs all private? Wouldn’t state schools be cheaper?
No, there are public and private HBCU's. Morgan, Bowie, Coppin, Virginia State, and Norfolk State are some MD and VA public HBCU's.
Anonymous
12/29/2025 08:39
Subject: Alternatives to an HBCU?
Most community collegs meet these requirements
Anonymous
12/29/2025 01:47
Subject: Re:Alternatives to an HBCU?
Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks for the suggestions. To clarify, I am not ruling out an HBCU (despite my own bad experience), rather I am trying to convince my son that he should also look at non-HBCU schools. I think he could get into UVA, but unfortunately, I have not heard positive news about the lives of the black students there. I will check out some of the suggestions here (e.g the Meyerhoff Scholars program at UMBC, Temple, VCU).
U Mich? As others said, the public universities might be a good option.
Anonymous
12/29/2025 01:07
Subject: Alternatives to an HBCU?
Anonymous wrote:HWCU ?
Lol
Anonymous
12/29/2025 01:05
Subject: Alternatives to an HBCU?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I feel like HBCU are best for low income Black students, Flagship State colleges best for middle class Black people, and Ivy League best for rich Black People
Please tell you're not black as this is such a horrible take.
OP, as a HU grad myself, I implore you to look into some of the dual enrollment programs. Your kid can get the best of both worlds. For example, he can start his years at Morehouse and get a degree from there while also getting one from Georgia Tech. There are partnerships with Columbia, Notre Dame, Michigan, Brown, Dartmouth, Vanderbilt etc.
I was referring to preparation, not ability, of course i am generalizing, the average black income at Morehouse is 65K, state colleges is 110K, Ivy league is over 200K
What are the 4 yr graduation rates and what type of debts do they come out with?
Anonymous
12/29/2025 01:02
Subject: Alternatives to an HBCU?
Anonymous wrote:What major?
STEM? Humanities? Business? Art?
+1 this matters more than a lot of the other considerations people mentioned
Anonymous
12/29/2025 01:00
Subject: Alternatives to an HBCU?
Anonymous wrote:I feel like HBCU are best for low income Black students, Flagship State colleges best for middle class Black people, and Ivy League best for rich Black People
Aren’t HBCUs all private? Wouldn’t state schools be cheaper?
Anonymous
12/29/2025 00:54
Subject: Alternatives to an HBCU?
Anonymous wrote:UMBC
+1 UMBC is structured in the University of Maryland system is in a black neighborhood so even if the students aren’t all blacks your dc should be able to blend in