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Talladega College has a long history as the first private HBCU in Alabama. For many years, it was considered one of the premier liberal arts HBCUs second only to schools such as Howard and Spelhouse. Like many HBCUs, its start is in early Reconstruction when the embers of the Civil War had barely cooled. Two former slaves from Talladega, William Savery and Thomas Tarrant, went to a Freedman's conference in Mobile, AL and resolved to build a school to educate newly freed slaves. They received aid from the Freedman's Bureau but prior to constructing their own school, a local White Baptist private school went bankrupt and they were able to obtain it with help of the American Missionary Association to start what was then known as the Swayne School after the General in the Freedman's Bureau who aided them. It started with 170 students in 1867 and grew despite challenges such as an active Ku Klux Klan threat against the school in the 1870s. In 1871, visiting agents of the American Missionary Association were told to leave within thirty days or be hanged. As the AMA support receded with the end of Reconstruction, local churches became active in supporting the school and it was later formally affiliated with the United Church of Christ.






Founded: 1867

City, State: Talladega, AL

Type: 4-year, Private not-for-profit (United Church of Christ affiliated)

Nickname: Tornadoes

Enrollment and percent Black enrollment: 1,203 (1,144 undergraduate), 92% Black

Part-time student percentage: 12%

First Generation Student Percentage: 40%

Percentage of students from households under $30k/over $100k: 68% / 2%

Out of State Percentage: 21%, (Top States: Illinois, Tennessee, Louisisana, Georgia, Mississippi)

Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 22:1

Admissions Acceptance Rate: Open admissions

4-Yr / 6-Yr Graduation rates: 33% / 37%

Transfer out rate: N/A

Male/Female percentages (Female:Male Ratio): 49% male/ 51% female (1:1 ratio)

Tuition: $14k

Median Federal Debt After Graduation: $29k

Median Parent PLUS Loans After Graduation: $12k

Median Earning 10-Years after 10 years from freshman year: $30k

Median Earnings for specific majors after 3 years after graduation:
Music: $36k, Liberal Arts: $31k, Business Administration: $28k

Top Majors by Degrees:
Business Administration, Psychology, Criminal Justice, Sociology

Endowment: ~$15M

Alumni Engagement: % of alumni give back

Athletic Conference:

Mascot: Tornado

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Main Campus:

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Savery Library
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Billy C. Hawkins Student Activity Center
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Golf Team
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Tornado Marching Band
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Cheerleaders
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Dega Diamonds Dancers
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Back in the day....
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Miss Talladega College
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Notable Alumni:
Nikema Williams - US Congresswoman and Georgia Democratic Party Chair
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Barbara Gardner Proctor - Advertising exec who founded the Proctor & Gardner Advertising Inc. in the 1970s
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Lee de Forest - inventor and pioneer in radio and sound in movies
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Deion Sanders - football great, foermer Jackson State coach; graduated in 2020 in business
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Our (Stillman) old school rival, but now it’s miles, i know a few ladies from there including a fine ass red gul i had the pleasure of knowing :mjlit:
 
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