Education in Black America
Education has been a large debate and issue amongst the African American community since we have been allowed into schools. The US Department of Education says that there was about a 9.9% drop out rate among 16-24 year olds in 2008 versus 19.1% in 1980. In March of 1970, 56% of the African American population had less than a high school diploma, 28% graduated from high school, 8% had some college education or an Associate’s degree, and 8% had a bachelor’s degree or higher. According to the US Census, in June 2007, 82% of 25+ year olds have at least a high school diploma versus 14% in 1950, 19% have a bachelor’s degree or higher versus 2% in 1950. 1.2 million Blacks have advanced degrees (master’s, doctorates, medical, or law, this is only 2.9% of the total African American population. African immigrants are more likely to have a college degree, 43.8% do, than the US population as a whole (23.1%). As of March 2008, 10% of Blacks have less than a high school diploma, 35% graduated from high school, 31% had some college or an Associate’s degree, and 23% have a bachelor’s or higher.
The senior class at Tech High plan to contribute to the number of African Americans with college degrees. Below is a list of what the seniors plan on doing after high school.Education has been a large debate and issue amongst the African American community since we have been allowed into schools. The US Department of Education says that there was about a 9.9% drop out rate among 16-24 year olds in 2008 versus 19.1% in 1980. In March of 1970, 56% of the African American population had less than a high school diploma, 28% graduated from high school, 8% had some college education or an Associate’s degree, and 8% had a bachelor’s degree or higher. According to the US Census, in June 2007, 82% of 25+ year olds have at least a high school diploma versus 14% in 1950, 19% have a bachelor’s degree or higher versus 2% in 1950. 1.2 million Blacks have advanced degrees (master’s, doctorates, medical, or law, this is only 2.9% of the total African American population. African immigrants are more likely to have a college degree, 43.8% do, than the US population as a whole (23.1%). As of March 2008, 10% of Blacks have less than a high school diploma, 35% graduated from high school, 31% had some college or an Associate’s degree, and 23% have a bachelor’s or higher.
**Note: Survey taken on February 2, 2011, some of the facts provided may have changed.
Ashley Murphy:
• Applied to: Hampton University, Emory University-Oxford, Voorhees College, Georgia State, Spelman College, Flager, Benedict College, Pomona
• Accepted into: none
• Top 3: Emory-Oxford, Pomona, Voorhees
• Top choice: Voorhees College
• Planned major: medicine or finance
Bionca Thomas:
• Applied to: Clayton State University, Albany State, Louisiana State, Georgia State, Georgia Southern University, Georgia Southwest University
• Accepted into: none
• Top 3: Clayton State, Albany State, Louisiana State
• Top choice: Clayton State
• Planned major: criminal justice or forensic science
Troy Cost:
• Applied to: Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Stillman
• Accepted into: none
• Top 3: Clark Atlanta, Morehouse, Alabama State
• Top choice: Clark Atlanta
• Planned major: business and finance
Alisa Strickland:
• Applied to: Cumberland University, Fort Valley State, Clayton State, Georgia Perimeter College, Georgia State, Alabama State
• Accepted into: none
• Top 3: Cumberland, Clayton State, Alabama State
• Top choice: Cumberland University
• Planned major: pre-med
John Wright:
• Applied to: Morehouse College, Emory University, St. John’s University
• Accepted into: St. John’s
• Top 3: Morehouse, St. John’s, Emory
• Top choice: none
• Planned major: business, music
Lindsey Dobbs:
• Applied to: Spelman College, Tuskegee University, University of Georgia, Columbus State, Paine College, Benedict College, Fisk University
• Accepted into: all of the above
• Top 3: Spelman, Tuskegee, UGA
• Top choice: Spelman
• Planned major: education, math
Kilani Harrison:
• Applied to: Spelman, Hampton University, Howard University, University of Southern California
• Accepted into: Spelman, USC, Auburn University
• Top 3: Spelman, USC, Georgia State
• Top choice: Spelman
• Planned major: psychology
Chaisty Joiner:
• Applied to: Paine College, Georgia Southern, Albany State, Gordon College, Fort Valley State, Clemson University, Benedict, Voorhees
• Accepted into: Benedict
• Top 3: Paine, Gordon, Benedict
• Planned major: early childhood education
Jeffery McLeroy:
• Applied to: Le Cordon Bleu, Art Institute
• Accepted into: all of the above
• Top 3: Le Cordon Bleu- Atlanta, Paris, or Germany
• Top choice: Le Cordon Bleu
• Planned major: pastry, bakery
Ali Abdur-Rahman:
• Applied to: Brown University, Pepperdine University, Arizona State, Iowa State, Brandeis University, Howard University, Duke University, Morehouse, Georgia State, Georgia Tech, Richmond University London
• Accepted into: Iowa State
• Top 3: Georgia Tech, Richmond University London, Brown University
• Top choice: Richmond University London
• Planned major: biochemistry, international relations
Sojourner Thomas:
• Applied to: Voorhees College, Clayton State, Georgia State, Benedict, Stillman, Georgia Southern, Alabama A&M University, Fort Valley State, Savannah State
• Accepted into: Benedict, Stillman
• Top 3: some in Georgia and South Carolina
• Top choice: Harvard
• Planned major: law
Cierah Whipple:
• Applied to: Fort Valley State, Voorhees, Georgia Southern, Alabama A&M, Savannah State, Clayton State
• Accepted into: none
• Top 3: Alabama A&M University
• Top choice: same as above
• Planned major: fashion merchandising
KaBrea Jones:
• Applied to: Xavier University, Howard University, Vanderbilt University, Hampton University, Auburn University, Florida A&M University, Bethune-Cookman College, Princeton, Louisiana State, University of New Orleans, Southern University, Mercer
• Accepted into: Xavier, Howard, Mercer, Auburn
• Top 3: Xavier, Howard, Vanderbilt
• Top choice: Xavier or Howard
• Planned major: pre-med/biology
Jamal Way:
• Applied to: Voorhees, Valdosta State University, Fort Valley State, Albany State
• Accepted into: none
• Top 3: Valdosta State, Fort Valley. Albany State
• Top Choice: Valdosta State
• Planned major: business administration
