OpenFieldTexas College · Tyler, Texas, United States
Texas College is a historic private, historically Black college (HBCU) founded in 1894 by Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) ministers in Tyler, Texas. Grounded in Christian principles and dedicated to empowering underserved scholars, Texas College provides personalized liberal arts education, academic remediation, and civic leadership development.
Texas College is organized into four academic divisions: Business and Computer Science, Education, General Studies and Humanities, and Natural and Computational Sciences. It offers 12 baccalaureate degree programs and an associate degree, with special strength in criminal justice, social work, business administration, and biology.
Admissions are accessible and mission-driven. Applicants are evaluated based on high school diploma or GED equivalent (minimum 2.0 GPA), official high school or college transfer transcripts, and completion of the Texas College application for admissions.
Foundational biomedical degree providing rigorous laboratory courses in genetics, anatomy, and ecology, preparing students for professional careers in allied health and veterinary medicine.
Practical computer science curriculum covering programming in Python and Java, database design, web application development, and network infrastructure management.
Comprehensive criminal justice program focusing on constitutional law, juvenile rehabilitation, law enforcement administration, and restorative community justice.
Undergraduate business curriculum focusing on organizational leadership, financial accounting, marketing strategies, and small business entrepreneurship in East Texas.
CSWE-accredited undergraduate social work program preparing generalist social work practitioners with 400+ hours of community agency field practicums.
Undergraduate research and civic fellowship analyzing chronic disease disparities, nutrition access, and juvenile mentoring programs in rural East Texas communities.
President & Professor of Criminal Justice
Office of the President
Dr. Dwight J. Fennell serves as the 23rd president of Texas College, a criminologist and seasoned HBCU administrator who has spearheaded accreditation reaffirma...
View researcher profile ↗Chair & Associate Professor of Natural and Computational Sciences
Division of Natural and Computational Sciences
Dr. Adeeko directs the natural sciences curriculum, focusing his scholarship on microbiology, infectious disease dynamics in underserved populations, and underg...
View researcher profile ↗Distinguished Scholar & Former Higher Education Executive
Division of Education
Dr. Hawkins is an acclaimed HBCU leader and education scholar who has served on the White House Initiative on HBCUs, advising Texas College on institutional adv...
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