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| Bishop State Community College |
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351 North Broad Street
Mobile, Alabama 36603-5898
(251) 405-7000 |
President: James Lowe, Ph.D
Charter Date: 1927
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General Information
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| The mission of the College has been formulated around the needs of students and the community served by the College.
Bishop State carries out its mission in Student Personnel Services by providing supportive services such as personal
and academic counseling, tutorial laboratories and cultural enrichment. Bishop State Community College offers the
associate of arts, associate of science and associate of applied science degrees and certificates in career and
occupational programs. Extracurricular activities provided for the students are three intercollegiate sports programs
- basketball for men and women, baseball, and softball. Additional student activities consist of the choir, band, and
several student clubs, along with specific activities sponsored by the Student Government Association.
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Undergraduate Population: 5224
Graduate Population: 0
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Student Body: Coed
Degrees Available: Associate
Distance Learning: yes
Motto:
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In State
Tuition: 2700
Out of State Tuition: 4830
Room & Board: 0
Application Fee: No Fee - Deadline: Rolling Admissions
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| Choir |
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| Athletics
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Mascot: Wildcat
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Sports |
| Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Softball |
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| History
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Bishop State Community College is a state-supported, open admissions urban community college in Mobile, Alabama, and is
dedicated to serving the residents of Mobile and Washington counties in southwest Alabama.
Bishop State Community College began in the summer of 1927 as the Mobile Branch of Alabama State Teachers' College of
Montgomery. The College began offering extension course for in-service teachers only during the summer months; this
pattern of operation continued for nine years. In September 1936, the College was established as an all-year two-year
college.
In August 1965, a legislative act declared the Alabama State College Branch Mobile Center a state junior college, which
gave the institution its first independent legal status. The College was named officially Mobile State Junior College in
November 1965. Several years later, in September 1971, the state Legislature again changed the name of the College to
S.D. Bishop State Junior College in honor of its then president, Dr. S. D. Bishop. Upon the death of Dr. Bishop in 1981,
Dr. Joseph Christopher Mitchell was selected to serve as interim president.
In September 1981, Dr. Yvonne Kennedy was appointed as the second president of Bishop State. Immediately, Dr. Kennedy set
forth a new challenge - "A Commitment to a Program of Excellence" - for the College family.
In 1989, the name of the College was changed to Bishop State Community College to reflect its growth in vocational/career
offerings, transfer offerings, and community service activities. On August 22, 1991, the Alabama State Board of Education
consolidated two technical colleges in Mobile - Southwest State Technical College and Carver State Technical College -
with Bishop State Community College. These colleges now serve as campuses of Bishop State Community College. In 1995, the
College added a fourth campus with the opening of its Baker-Gaines Central Campus.
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