Texas College, TX

Texas College is a private, historically black Christian Methodist Episcopal college in Tyler, Texas. It is affiliated with the United Negro College Fund. It was founded in 1894 by a group of ministers affiliated with the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, a predominantly black denomination, which was at the time known as the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church i…
Texas College is a private, historically black Christian Methodist Episcopal college in Tyler, Texas. It is affiliated with the United Negro College Fund. It was founded in 1894 by a group of ministers affiliated with the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, a predominantly black denomination, which was at the time known as the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church in America. They planned to provide for education of African-American students, who were excluded from the segregated university system of Texas. They planned a full literary, scientific, and classical education for theology, normal training of lower-school teachers, music, commercial and industrial training, and agricultural and mechanical sciences.
  • Established: 1894
  • President: Dwight J. Fennell, Sr.
  • Former names: Phillips University (1909–1912)
  • Motto: Per lumen scientiae viam invenient populi (Latin)
  • Motto in English: "Give The People Light, and They Will Find Their Way"
  • Religious affiliation: Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
  • Academic affiliations: CIC · UNCF

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