Melrose High School seniors attended the 14th Annual Fall HBCU College Fair on Friday, November 1. Students in the Class of 2025 had the opportunity to obtain valuable information regarding college, including scholarship offers and financial aid. Several students received acceptance letters and scholarships.

Among the Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) present at the fair were:

Alabama A&M University

Alabama State University

Alcorn State University

American Baptist College

Arkansas Baptist College

Benedict College

Bethune-Cookman University

Coppin State University

Delaware State University

Dillard University

Fisk University

Grambling State University

Harris-Stowe State University

Jackson State University

Jarvis Christian University

Lane College

LeMoyne-Owen College

Lincoln University (MO)

Livingstone College

Mississippi Valley State University

Morgan State University

Morris College

Oakwood University

Rust College

Shaw University

Simmons College of Kentucky

Southern University and A&M College (Baton Rouge)

Stillman College

Tennessee State University

Tuskegee University

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

Voorhees University

West Virginia State University

Wilberforce University

Wiley University

Xavier University of Louisiana

Five of these colleges are in Tennessee:

American Baptist College

Knoxville College

Lane College

LeMoyne-Owen College

Tennessee State University

By attending a college fair, students can explore the different schools and academic/arts/sports programs that are available in the city, state, or nationwide. It also allows them to ask other questions like how is campus life, for instance. 

After carefully reviewing all the options, students can choose the college that they like the most, depending on the career they want to successfully pursue in order to have a bright future, and start enrolling.

Congratulations to those students who have already been admitted and/or got their scholarships!

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