HUCE DLL
Fall 2008 Directory of
HBCU Programs for Nontraditional Students
All HBCUs = 102; Non-traditional Programs = 51; Percent = 50%
Last updated: 11/8/2008 6:09:03 PM
 
 

Traditional students at institutions of higher education usually attend daytime classes on weekdays, are enrolled in degree programs, and are 18 to 24 years old. By contrast, nontraditional students are typically older than traditional students, and their job and family obligations require that they to attend evening and weekend classes and/or enroll in courses offered via distance learning.

Note #1: See the DLL's Distance Learning Directory for detailed information about HBCU programs online.
Note #2: See additional comments about this Directory at the bottom of the table

 
ID
HBCU Demographics
Non-Credit Programs
Credit Programs
Distance Learning Programs = "DL"
Access Features
Comments
Home Page Type New Carnegie Class
Non-Credit
Home
Page
Programs
Credit
Home Page
Credit
Courses
Associate
Bachelors
Masters
Doctoral
Evening
Weekend
Classes
Satellite
Campuses
2 Alabama State University (AL) 4-Year Public NCC Non-Credit Foreign languages, Personal Finance, Office Computer Skills, Photography, Arts, ESL, Professional Development/Management             Yes    
8 Benedict College (SC) 4-Year Private NCC     Credit Yes   Business Administration, Interdisciplinary Studies, Criminal Justice, Child and Family Studies, and Social Work     Yes    
11 Bishop State Community College, Main Campus (AL) 2-Year Public NCC    
DL = Wide range of programs 		Credit Yes              
12 Bluefield State College (WV) 4-Year Public NCC     Credit Yes           4 ... Bluefield, Beckley, Lewisburg and Welch  
16 Claflin University (SC) 4-Year Private NCC     Credit Yes   Organizational Management, Sociology/Criminal Justice Administration MBA   Yes   The MBA program is offered on evenings and weekends (2nd paragraph)
17 Clark Atlanta University (GA) 4-Year Private NCC Non-Credit Advanced Information Technology, Professional and Business Development, Business Communication, Drawing, Photography, Yoga, Jazz Credit Yes     MBA   Yes    
19 Coahoma Community College (MS) 2-Year Public NCC     Credit Yes Associate of Arts
DL = Business Administration, Criminal Justice		       Yes 8 ... Main campus, Tunica, Charleston, Rosedale, Webb, Shaw, Mound Bayou, Benoit  
22 Delaware State University (DE) 4-Year Public NCC Non-Credit Pharmacy Technician
DL = Web Design and Media, Desktop Applications, IT Certifications, Programming, Project Management, Business Management 		            Yes    
23 Denmark Technical College (SC) 2-Year Public NCC Non-Credit Bookkeeping, Customer Service, Child Care, EMT, CPR, Photography, Carpentry                  
24 Dillard University (LA) 4-Year Private NCC     Credit Yes   Business Management, Computer Science, Public Health, Sociology     Yes    
27 Fayetteville State University (NC) 4-Year Public NCC Non-Credit Healthcare and Fitness, Business and Professional, IT and Software Development, Management and Corporate, Media and Design, Hospitality and Gaming, Skilled Trades and Industrial, Microsoft Office
DL = Wide range of programs offered by multiple partners 		Credit Yes    
DL = Criminal Justice, Psychology, Sociology, Nursing		 MBA, Social Work   Yes 8 ... Bladen, Cape Fear, Cumberland, Fayetteville, Fort Bragg/Pope, Wake, Sandhills, Seymour Johnson  
31 Fort Valley State University (GA) 4-Year Public NCC Non-Credit Foreign Languages, Computer Skills, Money Management, Painting, Pottery Credit Yes   Electronic Engineering Technology, Social Work, Middle Grades Education, Business Administration, Computer Science, Computer Information Systems
DL = English/Technical and Professional Writing 		      3 ... Main campus, PettiGrew Center, Warner Robbins Center  
32 Gadsden State Community College (AL) 2-Year Public NCC Non-Credit Nursing, Air COnditioning and Refrigeration, CPR, Spanish, COmputer Workshops Credit Yes         Yes 6 ... Wallace Drive, East Broad, Ayers, Valley Street, McClellan, Cherokee County Center  
33 Grambling State University (LA) 4-Year Public NCC     Credit Yes              
34 Hampton University (VA) 4-Year Private NCC Non-Credit Entrepreneurship, Non-Profit Leadership and Management, Food Service Management, Chinese (in English)
DL = Entrepreneurship, Non-Profit Leadership and Management 		Credit Yes Aviation Maintenance Technology
DL = General Studies, Business mamagement		 Business Management
DL = General Studies, Paralegal Studies, Business mamagement, systems organization, human resource management, religious studies		     Yes 4 ... Main campus, Langley, Roanoke, Newport News/Williamsburg  
35 Harris-Stowe State University (MO) 4-Year Public NCC Non-Credit  
DL = Wide range of programs 		            Yes    
37 Howard University (DC) 4-Year Private NCC Non-Credit Medical Office, Foreign Languages, ESL,Conflict Resolution
DL = Paralegal Studies, Management, Information Technology, Small Business/Entrepreneurship 		Credit Yes    
DL = Clinical Laboratory Science		  
DL = Pharmacy		 Yes 2 ... Main Campus (Wash, DC) for credit courses, Silver Spring (MD) for non-credit courses  
38 Huston-Tillotson University (TX) 4-Year Private NCC Non-Credit Alternative Teacher, Bank Teller Credit Yes   Biology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Computer Science, English, History, Interdisciplinary Studies, Kinesiology, Mathematics, Music, Music Education, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology         Huston-Tillotson also makes academic degrees more accessible to nontraditional students via accelerated programs.
The Bank Teller program is housed in the Wachovia Business Center.
39 Interdenominational Theological Center (GA) Other Private NCC     Credit Yes              
40 J.F. Drake State Technical College (AL) 2-Year Public NCC Non-Credit Adult Literacy, GED Prep, ESL
DL = Business Skills, Home/Small Business, Desktop Computing, Web Development, A+, Cisco Certifications, Microsoft Certifications 		            Yes    
43 Johnson C. Smith University (NC) 4-Year Private NCC     Credit Yes         Yes    
44 Kentucky State University (KY) 4-Year Public NCC    
DL = Project Management 		Credit Yes      
DL = Special Education		        
51 Lincoln University, MO (MO) 4-Year Public NCC Non-Credit Poetry, Digital Cameras, eBay Mrketplace, Cooking, Volunteering
DL = Mediation, Entrepreneurship, Medical Coding, Six Sigma, Web Design, Paralegal, BookKeeping 		Credit Yes Applied Science       Yes    
52 Lincoln University, PA (PA) 4-Year Public NCC Non-Credit  
DL = Healthcare and Fitness, Business and Professional, IT and Software Development, Management and Corporate, Media and Design, Hospitality and Gaming, Skilled Trades and Industrial 		                 
54 Meharry Medical College (TN) Other Private NCC     Credit Yes              
56 Mississippi Valley State University (MS) 4-Year Public NCC     Credit Yes         Yes    
58 Morehouse School of Medicine (GA) Other Private NCC Non-Credit   Credit Yes              
59 Morgan State University (MD) 4-Year Public NCC Non-Credit   Credit Yes              
62 Norfolk State University (VA) 4-Year Public NCC     Credit Yes   Nursing
DL = Interdisciplinary Studies		     Yes    
63 North Carolina A&T State University (NC) 4-Year Public NCC Non-Credit Engineering Exam Reviews, Business Communication, Global Business, Accounting, Leadership for Engineers/Technologists/Scientists, Spanish, ASQ Certification
DL = Quality Principles, Data Analysis 		Credit Yes    
DL = Agricultural Education, Occupational Safety & Health, Business Education, Electronics Technology, Technology Education		 Instructional Technology (DL), School Administration (DL)
DL = Agricultural Education, Instructional Technology, Technology Education		  
DL = Technology Management		 Yes    
64 North Carolina Central University (NC) 4-Year Public NCC     Credit Yes   accounting, business administration, computer information systems, computer science, criminal justice, early childhood education, elementary education hospitality and tourism, mathematics, middle grades education, social work
DL = Nursing, Criminal Justice, Human Sciences		 MBA, criminal justice, earch sciences, education, english, history, human sciences, information/library sciences, law, mathematics, physical education, psychology, public administration, recreation administration, sociology ... education (DL)
DL = Education, Library Science		   Yes    
67 Paul Quinn College (TX) 4-Year Private NCC Non-Credit Bible Studies, Spanish, Grant Writing, Entrepreneurship, Web Design, Technical Writing, SAT Prep, DNA, Microsoft Office, LSAT Prep, Chess                  
71 Savannah State University (GA) 4-Year Public NCC Non-Credit  
DL = Accounting, Grant Writing, Digital Photography, Web Page Design, Computer Programming, Database Management, Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Personal Enrichment 		            Yes    
73 Shaw University (NC) 4-Year Private NCC     Credit Yes   religion, sociology, liberal studies, accounting, psychology, business management, public administration, criminal justice, social work     Yes 9 ... Raleigh, Ahoskie, Asheville, Durham, Fayetteville, High Point, Kannapolis, Rocky Mount/Wilson, Wilmington  
74 Shelton State Community College-Fredd Campus (AL) 2-Year Public NCC     Credit Yes         Yes    
75 South Carolina State University (SC) 4-Year Public NCC     Credit Yes    
DL = Electrical Engineering Technology, Family and Consumer Science, Social Work		    
DL = Educational Administration		   2 ... Main Campus, Greenville  
76 Southern University A&M College (LA) 4-Year Public NCC     Credit Yes              
77 Southern University at New Orleans (LA) 4-Year Public NCC     Credit Yes    
DL = Criminal justice, early childhood education, general studies		 Museum studies (DL)
DL = Museum studies		        
78 Southern University at Shreveport (LA) 2-Year Public NCC     Credit Yes Business administration, General studies       Yes    
83 St. Philip's College (TX) 2-Year Public NCC Non-Credit Management, Paralegal, Real Estate, Microsoft Office, Security, Truck Driving, Auto Repair, Air Conditioning-Heating-Refrigeration, ESL, Drafting, Food Service management, Teacher Certification Credit Yes Arts and Sciences, Applied Science and Technology, Health Sciences       Yes 11 ... Main campus, Southwest campus, Lackland AF Base, Randolph AF Base, Judson High, Southwest Campus, Central Texas Tech Center, Advanced Tech Center, Westside Education and Training Center, Community Education Centers Many credit courses offered in evenings at remote sites
84 Stillman College (AL) 4-Year Private NCC     Credit Yes         Yes    
86 Tennessee State University (TN) 4-Year Public NCC     Credit Yes    
DL = Interdisciplinary Studies, Organizational Leadership, Information Technology		 nursing (DL), education (DL), professional studies (DL), speech pathology & audiology (DL)
DL = Nursing, Speech Pathology & Audiology, Professonal Studies, Education		        
88 Texas Southern University (TX) 4-Year Public NCC Non-Credit Aerobic DCance, Jazz, Child Development, Foreign Languages, SAT Review, ESL, Child Development
DL = Adobe, Web Design/Management, Management, Computer Programming, Project Management, GED, Six Sigma, Microsoft Office 		                 
89 Tougaloo College (MS) 4-Year Private NCC     Credit Yes   Business Administration, Sociology/Social Work     Yes    
90 Trenholm State Technical College (AL) 2-Year Public NCC Non-Credit Home Inspection
DL = Home Inspection, Accounting, Health Care, Web Page Design, Digital Photography/Digital Video, Grant Writing/Nonprofit Management, Business and Professional, IT/Software Development, Management and Corporate 		Credit Yes         Yes    
91 Tuskegee University (AL) 4-Year Private NCC Non-Credit Child Care, Real Estate, Hazard Analysis, Risk Assessment, MCSE, MOUS, GRE Review, ACT/SAT Prep, Public Speaking, Investment             Yes    
92 University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (AR) 4-Year Public NCC     Credit Yes           1 ...  
96 Virginia State University (VA) 4-Year Public NCC     Credit Yes              
98 Virginia University of Lynchburg (VA) 4-Year Private       Credit Yes    
DL = Organization management		          
99 Voorhees College (SC) 4-Year Private NCC     Credit Yes   Organization management     Yes 4 ... Aiken, Denmark, Charlestown, Columbia  
103 Winston-Salem State University (NC) 4-Year Public NCC Non-Credit Six Sigma, Travel
DL = Paralegal Studies, Healthcare, Business/Legal, Microsoft Certification, Video Game Design, Trade and Industrial, IT Programs 		Credit Yes   Business administration, interdisciplinary studies, political science, sociology, justice studies, psychology
DL = Clinical Laboratory Science, Interdisciplinary Studies		 Rehabilitation Counseling (DL)
DL = Rehabilitation Counseling		   Yes 2 ... Main campus, Anderson Center All non-credit courses are offered by partners. Non-DL courses offered by 6 Sigma Tek, , World Cultural Tours, TraveLearn

Comments ... back to top

1. The table identifies three access features that provide greater opportunities for nontraditional students to enroll in postsecondary education programs ==> evening & weekend face-to-face classes, distance learning, and satellite campuses. Satellite campuses reduce the commuting time for non-traditional students to attend evening/weekend classes. Financial aid, arguably the most important enabler for nontraditional students, will be added sometime in the future.

2. Programs for nontraditional students are completed via courses that are fully accessible to nontraditional students. Therefore the table only identifies degree programs that enable nontraditional students to complete all courses by some combination of evening/weekend and online courses.

  • The clearest indicator that a program meets these specifications is the existence of a Home Page for nontraditional students on the HBCU's Website.
  • Ideally this page will explicitly state (a) that the courses linked to the page will be offered on evenings and weekends and/or via distance learning; and (b) that the linked courses will satisfy all of requirements for the specified degrees. If some, but not all required credit courses cannot be taken by non-traditioal students, then "Credit Courses" are indicated, but no degrees are indicated.

In summary, Websites that provided prospective nontraditional students with explicit guarantees that they wouldn't be "stranded" in the middle of the program were included in the table. Websites that didn't provide such explicit guarantees were not listed.

(Note: The table also includes programs whose course schedules show that all courses are offered on evenings and weekends and/or online -- regardless of whether the Website contains a Home Page for "Continuing Education", "Adult Education", "Lifelong Learning", etc, etc, etc).