HBCU Transfer/Scholarships

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Are you interested in transferring to an HBCU? College of the Canyons has a partnership with 39 HBCU's across the country where you can receive guaranteed admission through one of the pathways below: 

• HBCU Transfer Routes

  Route 1

  • Complete 60 units
  • Have a 2.5 GPA
  • Complete IGETC or CSU GE
  • Earn an Associates Degree for Transfer (ADT)

  *Ensures student enters at junior level and major courses will count toward major

  Route 2

  • Complete 30 units or more
  • Earn a 2.0 GPA

   

  *Units will be placed where the institution sees fit. 

   

Once you have met 1 of 2 routes, you must meet with a counselor to:

• Get approved for TAG
• Complete the Common Black College Application, Common Application, or the University Website to apply
• See the list below to find out which application you should use
• Send all your transcripts immediately

If you use the Common Black Application

• The application takes approximately 20 minutes to complete. Make an appointment with a Counselor if you need assistance
• You do not have to enter most high school information including SAT/SAT scores
• If you attended more than one community college, list your most recent school
• You do not have to enter your transcript information because you will mail them in
  
  

• The 39 participating institutions are:
  
  

  • Alabama State University
    Montgomery, AL
  • Alcorn State University
    Lorman, MS
  • Arkansas Baptist College
    Little Rock, AR
  • Benedict College
    Columbia, SC
  • Bennett College
    Greensboro, NC
  • Bethune-Cookman University
    Daytona Beach, FL
  • Bowie State University
    Bowie, MD
  • Central State University
    Wilberforce, OH
  • Claflin University
    Orengeburg, SC
  • Clark Atlanta University
    Atlanta, GA
  • Dillard University
    New Orleans, LA
  • Edward-Waters College
    Jacksonville, FL
  • Fisk University*
    Nashville, TN
  • Florida Memorial University
    Miami Gardens, FL
  • Fort Valley State University
    Fort Valley, GA
  • Grambling State University
    Grambling, LA
  • Hampton University
    Hampton, VA
  • Harris-Stowe State University
    St. Louis, MO
  • Huston-Tillotson University
    Austin, TX
  • Kentucky State University

  • Frankfurt, KY
  • Lane College
    Jackson, TN
  • Lincoln University of Missouri
    Jefferson City, MO
  • Lincoln University of Pennsylvania*
    Lincoln University, PA
  • Mississippi Valley State University
    Itta Bena, MS
  • North Carolina Central University**
    Durham, NC
  • Philander Smith College
    Little Rock, AK
  • Shaw University
    Raleigh, NC
  • Southern University and A&M College
    Baton Rouge, LA
  • Southern University at New Orleans
    New Orleans, LA
  • Stillman College
    Tuscaloosa, AL
  • Talladega College
    Talladega, AL
  • Tennessee State University
    Nashville, TN
  • Texas Southern University**
    Houston, TX
  • Tougaloo College
    Jackson, MS
  • Tuskegee University
    Tuskegee, AL
  • Virginia State University
    Petersburg, VA
  • West Virginia State University
    Institute, WV
  • Wiley College
    Marshall, TX
  • Xavier University of Louisiana**
    New Orleans, LA

   

​*If college is not listed on Common Black College Application - Use Common Application or University Website
Black Common App Link + Common App link

Black Common Application     Common Application

Average cost of Fees and Tuition: $13,500
*Private schools do not have out-of-state tuition
**Some public schools offer in-state tuition

HBCU Workshop Schedule:

Scholarship Information

Below is a list of scholarship information. Click on the scholarship you are interested in and look the link to apply.

Scholarship Info

COC Scholarships